Race 9 (279)
JAVA HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | IGNITING (D481) | M F Poon | TT2 | Away well, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, same position on turn, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 100M, kept on very well to the line and scored. |
| 2 | 9 | STOICISM (E223) | A Badel | -- | Made contact at start and unbalanced, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 2 lengths or so back on turn, finished off well to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 2 | LOVING A BOOM (C122) | C L Chau | TT | Taken back from gate 9, raced 2 wide towards rear, 4 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, angled out 350M, finished off very strongly to take a place, nearest on line. |
| 4 | 12 | SEIZING THE MOMENT (E444) | J Moreira | -- | Began only fairly, raced 2 wide, 3 lengths or so back, there to turn, angled out early in straight, made good progress thereafter to make frame. |
| 5 | 8 | YO BEAUTY (E275) | C Y Ho | CP/H/TT | Crowded on jumping, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. |
| 6 | 10 | COLONEL (D090) | V Borges | -- | Jumped well, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 7 | 4 | CLASSIC POSH (C327) | H T Mo | -- | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
| 8 | 6 | GINSON (E317) | L Ferraris | TT | Began smartly from gate 1, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, kept on well early in straight, inconvenienced near 100M, weakened thereafter. |
| 9 | 11 | FLAMING PASSION (E084) | M Chadwick | TT | Taken back from gate 11, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, commenced move 400M, very wide into straight, showed some response early in straight, no extra final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 7 | WOOD ON FIRE (C460) | A Hamelin | H/V/TT | Commenced well, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, angled out 350M, made no impression in straight. |
| 11 | 3 | ALL IN MIND (D200) | K H Chan | CP/H/XB/TT | Average to begin, unable to slot in, trapped very wide at rear, 5 lengths or so back, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened and eased final furlong. |
| 12 | 5 | EQUALETTA BLITZ (D385) | B Shinn | B/TT1 | Made contact at start and unbalanced, raced 3 wide with no cover, slightly better than midfield, similar position on turn, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect. |
| 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 |