Race 7 (657)
LAI CHI CHONG HANDICAP Rating:105-80 1200m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | VITAL FLYER (CK373) | J Lloyd | TT | Awkwardly drawn, given a waiting ride and settled 4 to 5Ls off the pace, swung widest for home, kicked impressively down centre of home straight, hit front 100 M out, drew clear with plenty in tank. |
| 2 | 11 | LOYAL ARMY (CJ237) | C W Wong | -- | Lacked early speed despite being urged along, ended up travelling one-off in the mid-division, responded well when asked for efforts final 250 M, ran on strongly for 2nd. |
| 3 | 8 | ISLAND SUPER (CH297) | W M Lai | TT | Lacked early speed as usual, travelled one from the rear on the rails, dashed well under pressure final 300 M, finished off soundly for 3rd. |
| 4 | 1 | WILLING STORM (CJ187) | D Beadman | H | Travelled 3-wide in the mid-division, ran on steadily when asked for efforts final 350 M, could not find extra to challenge the principals in the concluding stages. |
| 5 | 9 | OCEAN WIDE (CJ132) | M Du Plessis | H | Urged along to share the lead on 2-deep, kept on fairly well until passed at 150 M, only one-paced under pressure. |
| 6 | 4 | ISLAND SPEED (CG202) | K C Leung | B/TT | Pushed hard forward to share the lead on rails, laid in and caused interference at the top of home straight, headed at 150 M, remained one-paced under maximum pressure. |
| 7 | 12 | BULLISH KING (L304) | M Chadwick | B1/TT | Prominently placed on rails early but pulled very hard in the middle stages, shifted away from the fence at 900 M and joined the lead on 4-deep with no cover, kept on until flattened at 150 M. |
| 8 | 6 | HONGKONG SUPERSTAR (CH167) | G Cheyne | CP/TT | Driven early and ended up travelling 2-wide in the mid-division, niggled along rounding the bend, only one-paced in the straight. |
| 9 | 5 | HIGH POINT (CH215) | Z Purton | CP | Niggled along to take the fence position just behind the leader, badly checked at the top of home straight, never recovered. |
| 10 | 2 | TAI SING YEH (L037) | B Prebble | -- | Broke well, prominently placed on rails within striking distance from the leader, badly checked when quickening at the top of home straight, never recovered. |
| 11 | 7 | ALWAYS SOMETHING (CK288) | Y T Cheng | -- | Taken back from the widest alley, failed to make up any ground when urged along at home turn, never a factor. (Heart irregularity.) |
| 12 | 10 | WINE WIN (CG018) | M L Yeung | B | Slow away, soon caught up with the pace group but trapped 3-wide with no cover, struggled turning for home, weakened sharply 300 M out, finished tailed out. |
| 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 |