Race 8 (260)
VENUS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | A SMILE LIKE YOURS (E089) | J Moreira | -- | Settled down in midfield, wide no cover from 700M, came with a sustained run in the straight, got up near line. |
| 2 | 1 | JOLLY GOOD HEART (D366) | K C Leung | -- | Had uncontested lead, continued on well in the straight, caught by winner dying strides. |
| 3 | 12 | COLONEL (D090) | V Borges | -- | Chased the pace, fought on well in the straight, just held by first 2 at the line. |
| 4 | 4 | COMPASSION SPIRIT (D167) | C L Chau | B | From draw 1 settled along the fence ahead of midfield, chased on steadily turning home, held by leaders final 150M. |
| 5 | 8 | PARTY WARRIOR (E368) | C Y Ho | H | Reserved behind mid-division, swung wide for home, closed off well final 300M to be 5th beaten only 0.8L. |
| 6 | 2 | NAMJONG SINGS (C480) | A Badel | B | From wide draw dropped back to race at the rear, swung wide into straight, stayed on moderately to be beaten not far in a blanket finish. |
| 7 | 10 | JAZZ ANGEL (G049) | K Teetan | -- | Began only fairly from a wide draw, soon shifted across behind runners to settle behind midfield, responded mildly over final 300M, comfortably held by leaders. |
| 8 | 9 | SPONTANEOUS (D106) | M Chadwick | B/TT | In mid-division, driven out 400M, kept on moderately, always held by leaders. |
| 9 | 3 | NEVER TOO SOON (E434) | M F Poon | -- | Never far off from leaders, lay in early straight, kept on same pace from 300M, never able to challenge. |
| 10 | 7 | EVER FORCE (D453) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Went forward chasing leaders, caught wide no cover until 700M, came under pressure nearing 400M, soon gave ground on straightening. |
| 11 | 5 | EQUILIBRIUM TURBO (E195) | R Maia | -- | Fractious in stall, began very awkwardly and lost ground, gradually got back to the rear of the field, failed to run on in the straight. Never involved. |
| 12 | 11 | MOMENTUM GALAXY (C275) | A Hamelin | B | Settled towards the rear, pushed along 450M but found nothing in the run home. |
| 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 |