Race 8 (054)
COOPER HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | SEVEN HEAVENS (B089) | L Ferraris | B/TT | Chased the pace, travelled strongly turning for home, quickened up to lead nearing 200M, drew nicely clear, well in control late stages. |
| 2 | 5 | TRANSCENDENT (D126) | K Teetan | CP/TT | Settled just ahead of midfield after jumping from inside draw, stayed on steadily when driven out 300M, no impression on winner. |
| 3 | 4 | QUADRUPLE DOUBLE (B250) | Z Purton | TT | Quickly into stride, sat behind leaders and always within striking distance, kept on steadily over final 300M, not going the pace to challenge winner. |
| 4 | 6 | HARMONY N HOME (C531) | M F Poon | -- | From wide draw bustled along early before being restrained to race towards the rear, raced keenly from 1000M, driven 450M, stayed on mildly and got up for 4th late. |
| 5 | 2 | HIGH RISE SOLDIER (C511) | C Y Ho | PC | Caught wide no cover chasing leaders, challenged for the lead passing 500M, run ended 150M, faded towards the line. |
| 6 | 8 | LIKE THAT (D328) | K C Leung | V | Shifted across behind runners early stages, held up behind mid-division, ridden and no impression over final 300M. |
| 7 | 10 | RHAPSODY (D120) | A Hamelin | -- | Eased back to race near the rear on settling, 6Ls to make up 400M, ran past beaten horses only, never threatened. |
| 8 | 1 | DECISIVE TWELVE (D280) | A Badel | TT | Ridden forward after a fair start, improved to take lead from 800M, headed near 200M, no extra and weakened. (Jockey: raced too keenly in middle stages and failed to finish off.) |
| 9 | 9 | HARRIER JET (T372) | C L Chau | B | From draw 9 taken to a 3-wide spot in midfield, swung home widest, ran on fairly to line, no impression on leaders. |
| 10 | 12 | TELECOM ROCKET (C137) | C Wong | B | Jumped on terms, settled down in midfield, brought wide 350M, kept on same speed, never able to challenge. |
| 11 | 11 | HERE COMES TED (C457) | M Chadwick | B/TT | From wide draw taken back to race in clear last, failed to respond on straightening, never involved. |
| 12 | 3 | MIGHTY VALOR (C338) | J Moreira | CP1 | Led early, lay out along back straight, tracked leader from 700M, soon under heavy pressure, eased when beaten. (Jockey unable to explain the manner in which his horse weakened in the straight.) |
| 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 |