Race 7 (277)
JAVA HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | HERE COMES TED (C457) | J Moreira | B/TT | Settled just off the pace on the rail, stuck to the rail turning for home, hit the front inside the 100 metres, pushed out. |
| 2 | 2 | WINNING METHOD (C383) | M Chadwick | TT | Ridden to be up with the pace early, gradually taken one back to 3rd, drifted slightly further back to 5th passing the 600 metres, switched wide for a run turning in, fought on steadily but drifted under pressure. |
| 3 | 8 | EXCELLENT CHARIOT (D156) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly losing considerable ground, quickly recovered to midfield some 3L back before the 1000-metre bend, edged closer along the rail to joint 5th turning for home, fought on steadily without threatening. |
| 4 | 5 | STOCK LEGEND (D039) | C L Chau | H/TT | Pressed forward from a wide gate to share the pace early, gradually shifted back to 1L off the pace over 600 metres out, renewed effort on straightening hitting the front momentarily 200 metres out, soon found no extra. |
| 5 | 6 | CALIFORNIA FOREST (E475) | A Badel | H1/TT1 | Led or disputed lead on the rail, kicked half a length clear passing the 700 metre and 1L clear on the bend, unable to sustain effort after straightening and headed inside the 200 metres. |
| 6 | 9 | FARSHAD (B238) | H N Wong | -- | Gradually dropped to last few, saved ground on the rail making home bend, fought on under pressure to produce late impression close to home. |
| 7 | 1 | FAMILY FOLKS (D505) | A Hamelin | CP | Settled in rear from a wide gate, travelled 3-wide with cover in back straight, switched widest for a run entering straight, fought on steadily in the centre of the track but without threatening. |
| 8 | 3 | DIAMOND BRILLIANT (B372) | B Shinn | TT | Broke well from a wide gate but soon shifted back to 5th some 2.5L back while 3-wide without cover, gained steadily closer from the 800 metres to be one of the first few entering home straight, soon weakened. |
| 9 | 10 | KILLER INSTINCT (G020) | M L Yeung | TT | Settled in last few from a wide gate, one from last turning for home, kept on steadily under pressure without threatening. |
| 10 | 4 | RACING FIGHTER (B285) | K H Chan | B/TT | Ridden along early but soon dropped towards midfield in 6th nearly 3L off the pace, lost position coming onto home bend and made no impression in the run to the line. |
| 11 | 12 | MAKE IT QUICK (G096) | H T Mo | B | Began from the widest gate, travelled 3-wide in midfield with cover to the straight, ran home one-paced. |
| 12 | 7 | ESCAPE ROUTE (E273) | V Borges | E | Soon dropped well behind and never seen with a chance. |
| 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 |