Race 8 (807)
BABINGTON HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | EXPLOSIVE WITNESS (B001) | K Teetan | -- | Jumped on terms, held up in midfield, let down strongly when gap opened up near 200M, led 80M out, won going away. (Lame next day.) |
| 2 | 9 | CALIFORNIA ARCHER (A417) | M Chadwick | H/TT | Pushed along after the start, chased leaders on settling, responded well on straightening, not winner's pace from 150M, held clear 2nd. |
| 3 | 5 | DIAMOND BRILLIANT (B372) | Z Purton | B/TT | Went forward, vied for lead on inside, opened up a good lead 350M, caught near 80M, faded towards the line, held on for 3rd just. |
| 4 | 10 | CANTSTOPTHEFEELING (C432) | N Callan | B/TT | Ended up in a 3-wide spot from widest draw, never far off from leaders, kept on steadily final 300M, just missed 3rd. |
| 5 | 2 | BE READY (D024) | K H Chan | B | Settled behind mid-division, pushed along 550M, stayed on past beaten horses, no serious threat to leaders. |
| 6 | 12 | G UNIT (C329) | V Borges | -- | Chased leaders along the fence, couldn't quicken when driven along nearing 400M, kept on same pace. |
| 7 | 8 | VERY SWEET ORANGE (A300) | C Wong | V2 | From wide draw vigorously ridden forward, vied lead on outside, weakened 250M. |
| 8 | 1 | ORION PATCH (D401) | M L Yeung | -- | Held up 2nd last, 6Ls to make up 400M, failed to make any progress. |
| 9 | 7 | GRATEFUL HEART (D278) | M F Poon | CP/TT | Chased leaders in a 3-wide position without cover, hung out badly from 550M, eased down early straight. (To barrier trials around a bend.) |
| 10 | 4 | AEROZOOM (D275) | A Hamelin | -- | Held up in mid-division along the fence, couldn't go on from top of straight, soon weakened. (Lame next day.) |
| 11 | 11 | COBY OPPA (C192) | T H So | -- | Began only fairly, soon detached from the field, never in the picture. |
| 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 |