Race 8 (258)
BLUE POOL HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | GREAT ACHIEVEMENT (CD250) | D Whyte | TT | Began well and amongst leaders before tightened coming out of home straight. Settled in 6th just better than midfield and similar turning in. Minor interference 300 M out before quickening to assert authority inside 200 M. |
| 2 | 11 | TOM'S SIX (CG264) | C K Tong | P- | Broke well, settling just worse than midfield. Shuffled back to worse positions coming out of back straight. Made significant progress in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 5 | DORDENMA (CE333) | Y T Cheng | XB | Began fairly settling mostly 3-wide in midfield. Switched wider for a run turning in and ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 4 | DISGUISE (CG004) | C Soumillon | B | Settled one-out-one-back. Commenced run rounding home bend disputing lead into straight, however, unable to sustain effort inside final 200 M. |
| 5 | 8 | ROCKET WIN (CE249) | O Doleuze | P/XB | Restrained to race in rear. Remained same until effort coming out of back straight. Wide around home bend and widest turning in. Ran home steadily under pressure to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 10 | CIRCULAR MACHINE (CG049) | G Boss | B | Slightly slow out, settling on rails in midfield. Saved ground on inside turning in. Improving well when tightened badly on inside closing stages. |
| 7 | 1 | WINNING REWARD (CE254) | H W Lai | B | Slightly slow out. Soon picked up to 10th and towards rear. Shifted back to last leaving Rock. Remained in rear of bunched field turning in. Ran on under pressure past beaten horses. |
| 8 | 9 | WIN AGAIN (CD371) | D Beadman | B/SR | Remained wide throughout after beginning from poor draw, improving steadily to 5th within 3Ls of pace turning into back straight. In closer order rounding home bend before carried wider turning for home. Found nothing. |
| 9 | 7 | CALIFORNIA BISHOP (CD351) | K L Chui | TT | Amongst leaders. Settled on rails inside leader turning into back straight. Remained lead rounding home bend only to be headed 200 M out. |
| 10 | 12 | FASHFIELD (CH307) | M Nunes | -- | Wide in prominent position early. Took up running outside 2nd rounding stables bend. Led until weakened out of contention over 400 M out. |
| 11 | 6 | INFINITE DELIGHT (CG314) | Z Purton | BO | Settled one-back on rails in 4th. Similar turning in but soon weakened badly after straightening. |
| 12 | 2 | GOOD NATURE (CE153) | S Dye | B | Well back. Commenced run from Rock making good but short-lived progress around field rounding home bend. Dropped out upon straightening. |
| 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 |