Race 8 (814)
HAWTHORN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | FAMILY FOLKS (D505) | A Hamelin | CP | Held up 3-wide in mid-division, driven and made good progress from top of straight, got up just in time. |
| 2 | 12 | RHAPSODY (D120) | J Moreira | -- | Began awkwardly, gradually moved up to be chasing leaders entering home turn, ran on well on straightening, briefly led near 50M, caught last stride. |
| 3 | 11 | UTOPIA LIFE (C166) | H W Lai | B | Always prominent, caught wide no cover chasing the pace until moving closer to the fence 550M, fought on steadily inside 300M, not pace of first 2 final stages. |
| 4 | 9 | TELECOM SMART (E140) | K Teetan | CP1/TT | Began only fairly, reserved in mid-division, did best work late staying on strongly final 200M, nearest finish. |
| 5 | 1 | HONG KONG BET (C082) | Z Purton | TT | In touch, in 5th place home turn, kept on moderately under top weight over final 300M, held by first few final stages. |
| 6 | 6 | GOODLUCK GOODLUCK (B188) | K C Leung | -- | Soon led, upped the tempo 600M, went clear early straight, no extra and caught by rivals 50M out. |
| 7 | 3 | INVINCIBLE MISSILE (C037) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Soon dropped back to the rear, 7Ls behind rounding home turn, wide into straight, ran on to the line but never seriously threatened. |
| 8 | 2 | TRANSCENDENT (D126) | N Callan | CP/TT | Never far off the pace, moved up to 3rd entering home turn, battled on to 200M, weakened towards the line. |
| 9 | 4 | BRILLIANT LIFE (E396) | B Shinn | -- | Taken back from wide draw, settled near last, made no real progress in the straight, never dangerous on his Hong Kong debut. |
| 10 | 7 | YOUNG PASSION (D380) | H T Mo | -- | Restrained to race towards the rear, failed to quicken when asked on straightening. No impression. |
| 11 | 10 | THE MULTIPLIER (E320) | V Borges | B/TT | Began awkwardly, driven to chase leaders early stages, shuffled back to a position behind midfield home turn, couldn't go on in the straight. |
| 12 | 5 | STANLEY PARK (C446) | C L Chau | B | Chased leader early stages, came under pressure midway, gave ground noticeably rounding the home turn, soon eased as the rider thought the horse may have gone amiss. |
| 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 |