Race 5 (071)
ISLAND HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | CHEERFUL CITY (CK009) | Y T Cheng | B1/TT | Disputed the lead on the rails before turning for home, kicked 1-1/2Ls clear 150 M out, tired a little and was clinging on at the line. |
| 2 | 4 | PAR EXCELLENCE (CK020) | D Whyte | SR/TT | Nice spot in 4th or 5th about 2Ls off speed with cover until last turn, stayed on well for pressure, nosed into 2nd on the line. |
| 3 | 10 | NOT QUITE PERFECT (CG254) | M L Yeung | B/TT | 3-wide with cover in 6th about 3Ls off at halfway, 4Ls down off final bend, stayed on to take 2nd 100 M out, nosed out of quinella on the line. |
| 4 | 1 | FLY HIGH (CH126) | G Mosse | V | Trapped 3-wide no cover throughout, raced in front rank within 1L of the speed until final turn, kept on well in straight considering the extra work he did. |
| 5 | 6 | MAGIC KING (CH182) | J Winks | B/XB | On the leader's back on the fence through to the last bend no worse than 2Ls from the pace, couldn't take advantage of the cheap run, one-paced. |
| 6 | 11 | SEIZE THE DAY (CJ152) | H W Lai | B | 2-wide over 2Ls from the lead early on, shuffled back on the circle to be over 4Ls off turning for home, recovered only minor late ground. |
| 7 | 8 | SECRET OF WINNING (CK205) | B Prebble | H-/XB/TT- | Messy start losing 3Ls immediately, rearward between 4Ls and 5Ls off speed until last bend, always chasing the majority. |
| 8 | 2 | TOUT VA BIEN (CJ020) | T H So | CP | Flanked pacesetting winner out 2-wide until last turn, 1L back in 2nd and toiling at the 200 M, tired thereafter. |
| 9 | 3 | MEGABUCKS (CJ301) | B Doyle | -- | Taken back from widest gate to race 7Ls off the speed in rear, still a good distance off on straightening, made some minor late headway. (Tactic questioned.) |
| 10 | 7 | CRISTAL MAGNUM (CK334) | M Chadwick | B/TT | 3-back the rails in midfield down the back, slipped further behind on circle and 5Ls off speed in 9th taking last corner, remained thereabouts. |
| 11 | 9 | TRANSCENDENCE (CK280) | W Pike | -- | Behind midfield when checked at the 700 M, 8Ls back in 10th off last turn, very one-paced. |
| 12 | 12 | SPEEDY TYCOON (CK107) | C K Tong | H/TT | Pretty weak overall, under pressure at halfway when 4-back on the rails, 8Ls last turning for home, stayed there. |
| 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 |