Race 7 (257)
THE HAPPY VALLEY TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:105-80 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | KING ENCOSTA (CG247) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Began in line, outpaced and steadied early, lost position 8Ls back in 2-wide line, niggled along at mid-point with fast pace on, switched wide on bend, closed over the top of them last 200 M to score. |
| 2 | 3 | SANZIRO (CE208) | O Doleuze | B/XB/TT | Dropped back soon after start, ended up 3-wide 8Ls back aided by tempo, made a searching run passing Rock, came 4-wide on turning, made many lengths to hit front only to be caught late. |
| 3 | 9 | BEAR MACHO (CG152) | A Delpech | -- | Away with them, took up a prime position on back of speed, tracked well 3Ls back, took a gap on turning, made run at 200 M, hit lead briefly at 150 M but overhauled late. Game effort. |
| 4 | 12 | HONGKONG SUPERSTAR (CH167) | C K Tong | B/TT | Fair to begin, ended up 4Ls away on fence, travelled well and saved ground on rails, in traffic at 300 M, closed race off creditably to make frame. |
| 5 | 8 | MAVERICK STAR (CE279) | C W Wong | -- | Out with them however outpaced shortly after, raced 7Ls back on rails, saved ground and used little with pace on, came between horses and closed well to be nearest on line. |
| 6 | 5 | LIBERAL'S KNIGHT (CE272) | D Whyte | -- | Out well, dropped in nicely on leaders' back, travelled nicely trailing speed 3Ls back, cut back to inside on turning and challenged at 200 M but just couldn't go with them last bit. |
| 7 | 10 | DIM SUM (CH226) | D Beadman | -- | Missed start, regathered to be 3-wide 8Ls back, 6Ls down and 2-wide on bend. |
| 8 | 7 | NOBLE MAN (CC099) | F Coetzee | -- | No early pace, assumed a rearward spot however lost further ground when severely checked at 1000 M, always struggling to keep up with pace on, rearward and simply held ground in straight. |
| 9 | 2 | ADAIKALI (CE181) | K L Chui | CP/TT | Fast into stride, challenged for front racing outside leader, kept speed genuine in mid-section, 1/2L off in speed battle, hit lead turning but couldn't dash again and faded last 150 M. |
| 10 | 1 | NATURAL BLITZ (CE227) | K T Yeung | TT | Had usual abundance of gate speed, set a solid tempo when pressured throughout, held a narrow advantage on bend, soon under pressure and weakened last furlong. |
| 11 | 11 | GRAND STORE (CH087) | Y T Cheng | -- | Standard jump, took a midfield spot 4Ls back in running line, switched 3-wide but didn't handle bend, struggling on turning, found little in run to line. |
| 12 | 6 | CANNONISE (CD377) | H W Lai | B/TT | Began well as usual, pushed on and raced 3-wide outside leaders, did it tough without cover, under pressure on bend, dropped right out in straight. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |