Race 5 (079)
JOHNSTON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | A SMILE LIKE YOURS (E089) | J Moreira | -- | Prominent early before steadying at first corner & shifting down to the rail in midfield. Hampered near 850m & lost a length. Moved away from rail approaching the corner, sprinted quickly to lead 125m, held late challenger. |
| 2 | 10 | YEE CHEONG WARRIOR (E025) | M F Poon | CP-/H/XB | Began awkwardly & bumped before drifting back to race worse than midfield away from rail. Shifted wider on straightening when over 5L behind before making strong late headway down the outside to be only a neck behind. |
| 3 | 11 | DESTIN (V417) | M L Yeung | B | Not fast away, shifted behind runners after start & raced second last on rail. Shifted away from inside just prior to straightening before shifting out further at 100m when closing strongly, beaten only half-length on line. |
| 4 | 5 | GOOD SHOT (C364) | Z Purton | XB-/TT1 | Bumped at start before striding forward to get nice run 1,1 throughout. Eased three wide on cornering, peaked on effort at 150m mark when only about a length form the lead before holding similar margin to line. |
| 5 | 1 | AURORA PEGASUS (C351) | K H Chan | TT | Out-sped after start & drifted back to race just worse than midfield along rail in early & middle stages. Entered last section just under 5L behind, made steadily late headway between runners when running onto midfield late. |
| 6 | 9 | JADE THEATRE (A040) | H Bentley | B | Ridden forward, wide at first bend before steadying & shifting back to midfield away from rail. Entered last section over 4L behind, eased wider on cornering, made up a length or so when running on to midfield. |
| 7 | 2 | NORDIC WARRIOR (B371) | C L Chau | B | Slow to begin raced a clear last throughout. Continued a clear last passing 400m mark when 8L from the lead, cornered very wide before making good late ground to be beaten 3L in midfield from a long way back. |
| 8 | 4 | FLAMING PASSION (E084) | K C Leung | CP-/TT | Began fast to lead. Continued to lead until being joined by winner approaching the 100m mark & weakening a few lengths thereafter. |
| 9 | 8 | DIVINE ERA (D507) | A Hamelin | TT1 | Had nice run on leaders back throughout. Continued on leaders back entering straight, not much room after 150m mark when tight between runners but was never running on enough to challenge. |
| 10 | 6 | HAPPY TIME (B272) | M Chadwick | TT | Was three wide around first bend before continuing on & shifting in to be outside the leader from 900m. Continued in second until emptying out at the 150m mark & weakening thereafter. (See report). |
| 11 | 3 | WINMORE STAR (E342) | A Badel | B1 | Raced very wide around first bend before shifting in to race two wide in midfield for the majority. Entered last section just under 3L behind before emptying at 200m, steadied away from heels at 100m but was already beaten. |
| 12 | 12 | COURAGEOUS DRAGON (C015) | V Borges | B/TT | Steadied in early stages & shifted back to third last away from rail. Was second last entering last section when just under 7L from the lead, second widest on straightening, failed to run on in straight. Last. |
| 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 |