Race 8 (452)
BETTERMENT HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | RAINBOW FIGHTER (N193) | D Whyte | XB/TT | Not hurried after the start, travelled smoothly in midfield, quickened up impressively to take lead inside 200M, kept on strongly to line. |
| 2 | 3 | MY NAME IS BOND (M287) | Z Purton | -- | Held up near the rear, kept to inside turning in, made good progress over final 200M to get within 0.5L of the winner. |
| 3 | 6 | ATACX (N448) | G Mosse | TT | Settled 2-wide about 3Ls back in mid-pack, into clear 350M, stayed on to chase winner final 100M, always held. |
| 4 | 12 | ALL WIN BOY (P171) | H W Lai | H/TT | Settled just off the leaders, had every chance, stayed on for moderate 4th. |
| 5 | 7 | SICHUAN VIGOUR (P412) | K Teetan | E | Tracked leaders along the fence, badly held up early straight, clear run from 150M, closed off steadily. |
| 6 | 10 | MERIDIAN TREASURE (N084) | C K Tong | B | Hard pushed early to keep up with leader, kept on steadily turning home, outpaced by first few final 150M. |
| 7 | 11 | SUPER PLUS (CJ090) | T H So | -- | Broke well, steadied 1100M and fell back to a midfield position, stayed on mildly turning home. |
| 8 | 9 | ST YAZIN (N409) | W M Lai | TT | Towards the rear, made some progress final 300M but never threatened. |
| 9 | 8 | MI SAVVY (N138) | K C Leung | SR | Held up in mid-division, ridden and no impression turning in, kept on same pace. |
| 10 | 1 | MULTIVICTORY (P254) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Slow to begin, vigorously driven but failed to muster, detached in last 8-9Ls off the pace, stayed on fairly final 300M, never a threat. |
| 11 | 2 | CHARITY JOY (P278) | T Angland | B/TT | Rushed forward to lead, caught inside 200M, no extra. |
| 12 | 4 | CHEETAH BOY (CL192) | C Y Ho | B/H | Settled in mid-division, 3-wide no cover throughout, gave ground from 300M. |
| 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 |