Race 8 (285)
MERCURY HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | COUNTRY MELODY (T011) | B Prebble | H | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 2 lengths or so back on rail, kept to inside after straightening, closed off well to score by a neck. |
| 2 | 12 | SUPER TURBO (V310) | J Moreira | -- | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear, slightly improved along the rail on turn, no clear running early in straight, taken out after 200M, finished off very strongly to be nearest on line. |
| 3 | 8 | VERBINSKY (V052) | N Callan | CP/TT | Away with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, improved after 400M, made good progress in straight despite being difficult to ride. |
| 4 | 9 | BACK IN BLACK (T358) | C Williams | B1/TT | Taken back from gate 8, raced at rear, slightly improved on turn, angled out in straight and finished off well to make frame. |
| 5 | 3 | GOLDEN HARVEST (N236) | O Murphy | TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, still last turning in, made reasonable in straight without threatening the first few. |
| 6 | 4 | CHARITY JOY (P278) | K C Leung | B/TT | Began well, raced prominently, 2nd on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened thereafter. |
| 7 | 1 | MOLLY'S JADE STAR (T216) | C Y Ho | B | Moderately away from the widest draw, unable to slot in, raced wide behind midfield, finished off evenly in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 10 | FLYING TOURBILLON (T051) | M L Yeung | B/XB | Jumped with them, raced 3 wide in midfield, 4 lengths or so back on turn, carried very wide in straight and finished off one-paced. |
| 9 | 6 | PERPETUAL TREASURE (S191) | N Juglall | TT | Average to begin, raced 2 wide in 5th, similar position on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
| 10 | 7 | TEAM FORTUNE (T306) | S De Sousa | -- | Moderately away from a tricky gate, unable to slot in, raced very wide early, still 3 wide without cover turning, failed to close off in straight when hard run took toll. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 5 | DRAGON GENERAL (T400) | K K Chiong | B/TT | Jumped well from gate 7, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide without cover early, got cover on turn, emptied early in straight. |
| 12 | 11 | HAPPY METEOR (T171) | S Clipperton | B | Began awkwardly, recovered to race prominently, took the lead near 750M, headed after turning in, emptied and eased thereafter, finished tailed off. |
| 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 |