Race 8 (331)
BOWRINGTON HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | EURO SWIFTLY (CK091) | B Prebble | H/CP/TT | Out in line, 3 wide early before angling in, given nice trip in middle stages, improved approaching bend, joined in strongly down middle and did too well for fast closing rivals. |
| 2 | 1 | BEST CITY (M290) | O Doleuze | -- | Began well, took trail behind pace 3ls back, used nothing in run, weaved clear rounding bend and came hard to miss by a neck. |
| 3 | 10 | CHAMPAGNE DAYS (L024) | N Callan | B/TT | Went forward from a wide alley to sit outside leader, enjoyed an easy time in mid section, applied pressure to leader turning, kept finding but outlasted final 100m. |
| 4 | 6 | MY HOME TOWN (CH331) | T Angland | -- | Slotted into prime position 1 out 1 back, had ideal run in mid section, came into in 3 wide rounding bend, stayed on at same speed to make frame. |
| 5 | 5 | ELEGANCE KLAMMER (M228) | D Beadman | SR/TT | Drifted back to sit behind midfield, 5-6ls back in running line, reasonable run to bend, worked home well down middle to be not far away in finish. |
| 6 | 3 | REGENCY WINNER (CK410) | M Guyon | TT | Steadied early and ended up towards rear, 8ls from top end in mid section, improved and came on between horses in straight making good ground to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 4 | THE WAND (M265) | D Whyte | -- | Rolled forward to take up running, set terms to liking for most of race, tackled rounding bend, weakened inside 150 (tendon injury day after racing). |
| 8 | 8 | GIVE WELL (CJ109) | M L Yeung | -- | No early toe and ended up last on rails, always well back in middle stages 9ls from top end, came wider and closed well given decent final section. |
| 9 | 11 | VERY WELL (M161) | B Doyle | SR/XB | Missed start by a few lengths, took up spot at rear best part of 10ls off lead, still well back to bend, made ok ground in what turned out to be a dash home. |
| 10 | 9 | YUE LU TREASURE (CJ184) | C W Wong | B- | Didn't have early speed, raced behind midfield on rails,7ls away on rails, saved ground on bend, kept on only fairly in straight but did run out of room late. |
| 11 | 2 | KING AL AKBAR (CK381) | T Clark | H | Faded back to midfield 4-5ls behind leaders, had a quit time in mid section, found little in run home (lame next day). |
| 12 | 12 | VIVA FIGHTER (CG307) | C K Tong | B/TT | Began well, took up position on leaders back, no excuses in run, weakened tamely from bend. |
| 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 |