Race 5 (672)
LE FRENCH MAY TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | PRAWN BABA (A002) | O Doleuze | P | Clean jump, sent forward from 1500M to take the lead, led by a length, travelled well throughout, kept on very well in straight and scored. |
| 2 | 9 | WINNING FAITH (A253) | A Sanna | CP/H/TT | Began fairly, sent forward to race prominently, badly unbalanced when passing a shadow on the track near 1500M, positioned 1.5L behind the leader on rail thereafter, kept chasing hard to the line, but always held. |
| 3 | 4 | LITTERATEUR (V183) | M L Yeung | CP/H/XB | Average to begin, positioned on rail at rear, hard ridden from 500M, finished off strongly to take 3rd without threatening the first two. |
| 4 | 8 | CIRCUIT GLORY (A402) | J Moreira | H/XB | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, difficult to settle in the early stages, 3 wide from near 750M, hard ridden from 450M, peaked early in straight, finished off one-paced. |
| 5 | 5 | PIKACHU (S298) | T Berry | -- | Began awkwardly, positioned on rail behind midfield, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 6 | 3 | DOYENI (T114) | D Whyte | B/TT | Taken back to race at rear, 2 wide, 5 lengths or so back, still last turning in, made no impression in straight. (Lame left front leg next day.) |
| 7 | 6 | SHARP SAILOR (V188) | M F Poon | B/TT | Moderately away from gate 9, raced 3 wide with no cover behind midfield, moved forward after entering the back straight, 3 wide in 3rd on turn, weakened gradually in straight. |
| 8 | 7 | GORGEOUS KING (V118) | C Schofield | B/TT | Began well, raced 2 wide, 2 to 3 lengths back, similar position on turn, showed no response in straight. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 9 | 2 | HELENE CHARISMA (A129) | N Callan | H-/B/TT | Slightly slow out, recovered, positioned a length behind the leader on rail early, angled out near 1200M and moved closer to the new leader, peaked on turn, emptied early in straight and eased. |
| 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 |