Race 9 (139)
ZHAOQING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | KEEP YOU WARM (D272) | Z Purton | B/XB | Quickly into stride, raced prominently on the inside, travelled well to turn, kept on very strongly in straight to score. |
| 2 | 3 | FIRST RESPONDER (C205) | C L Chau | B | Average to begin, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 lengths back on turn, finished off well to take 2nd without threatening the winner. |
| 3 | 5 | NEVER TOO SOON (E434) | M F Poon | -- | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back on turn, kept to inside after straightening and finished off very strongly to take a place, good debut. |
| 4 | 1 | WE THE SOUTH (D149) | V Borges | H/XB | Crowded on jumping, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, saved ground to turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 100M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 5 | 6 | PROPICE (E135) | B Shinn | -- | Began fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, 2 wide on turn, made some progress in straight. |
| 6 | 11 | SUPER AXIOM (E105) | M Chadwick | H/P/TT | Moderately away from gate 11, unable to slot in, raced very wide slightly better than midfield, moved closer after passing 800M but still 3 wide, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. |
| 7 | 2 | GUNNISON (A377) | H N Wong | -- | Bumped start, raced at rear, 5 to 6 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, made good progress in the run home without threatening. |
| 8 | 7 | HEART CONQUERED (D174) | K H Chan | -- | Jumped well, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, there to turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. |
| 9 | 9 | BABY (C271) | A Hamelin | -- | Began well from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, peaked on turn, made no impression in straight. |
| 10 | 10 | COLONEL (D090) | C Y Ho | V | Crowded on jumping, raced 3 wide slightly better than midfield, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
| 11 | 12 | AMAZING ROCKY (D356) | K Teetan | H | Jumped well from a wide draw, positioned 1 out 1 back, there to turn, peaked early in straight, hampered 150M, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 8 | BRILLIANT LIFE (E396) | K C Leung | B1 | Began very awkwardly and bumped, raced towards rear on the outside, 4 lengths or so back, very wide turning in, weakened early in 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 |