Race 8 (600)
ARC DE TRIOMPHE CHAMPIONSHIPS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | NOBLE DE BEST (CJ160) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Reserved behind midfield, travelled well into straight, drifted out to middle of track and squeezed through narrow opening 200M, surged forward to lead 50M from home. |
| 2 | 8 | KING'S FOLKS (N296) | O Doleuze | B | Urged along early stages, sat closely behind leaders, ran on well when asked 300M but could not match winner's pace final 50M. |
| 3 | 9 | BLOSSOM DAILY (M174) | C Y Ho | H/P | Tracked leader, loomed a threat 250M, briefly led nearing 100M but was outrun by first 2 close home. |
| 4 | 1 | RIDE WITH THE WIND (L183) | D Whyte | TT | Held up midfield, never far off from leaders, angled out to clear 400M, lacked instant acceleration but kept grinding and was slowing gaining on leaders late. |
| 5 | 10 | HANDSOME HANDSOME (N009) | T H So | SR-/H | Rushed forward from 12, crossed to the rail 1200M, took them along slowly back straight, all out turning in, caught near 100M, no extra late. |
| 6 | 4 | CULTURAL CITY (N263) | T Berry | B/H/XB | Soon taken across from 11, patiently held up near last, driven along 450M, stayed on mildly and never got near to leaders. |
| 7 | 3 | ST YAZIN (N409) | W M Lai | TT | Raced 3-wide early, eased back to midfield for cover 1200M, driven inside 400M but not quickened. |
| 8 | 11 | SHANTARAAM (N410) | R Fourie | SR | Restrained at the start, settled near the rear, 8Ls behind at 400M, made no real progress down outside. |
| 9 | 7 | XILAI XIANZI (N088) | G Mosse | TT | Held up in a 2-wide spot behind midfield, shaken up nearing 400M but only offered limited response, never dangerous. |
| 10 | 5 | KING'S PACT (N244) | Z Purton | TT | Never far off from the pace but travelled only fairly, shifted out to 3-wide 600M, found little under pressure, eased when no chance mid-straight. |
| 11 | 2 | CHEER (L277) | Y T Cheng | TT | Dropped back to last over 10Ls off the pace, came under serious pressure as early as 600M, tailed off turning into straight, eased. (Irregular Heart Rhythm.) |
| PU | 12 | GOLDLAND DANCER (N316) | K C Leung | -- | Sent forward tracking leader, gave ground rapidly passing 600M, pulled up. (Irregular Heart Rhythm.) |
| 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 |