Race 4 (265)
MERCURY HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | FLYING ON THE TURF (C477) | Z Purton | B/XB/TT | Average to begin, positioned 2 wide slightly better than midfield, commenced move 450M, very wide turning in, hit the front 200M, kept on strongly to the line. |
| 2 | 4 | G ONE EXCELLENT (E359) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Began smartly, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, found rail near 750M, angled out after passing 450M, took the lead early in straight, outpaced and headed 200M, ran on evenly to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 10 | HEAVENLY THOUGHT (C163) | A Hamelin | B2 | Taken back from a wide draw, raced behind midfield on the outside, 3 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, closed off well to take a place, no threat to the first two. |
| 4 | 6 | ACA POWER (E144) | L Currie | H | Crowded start, raced at tail, 6 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight to make frame, no threat to the first few. |
| 5 | 9 | THE GOOD DEAL (G025) | K H Chan | H/B2/TT | Shifted in at start and bumped, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, carried wider after passing 450M, very wide into straight, finished off evenly. |
| 6 | 2 | TAKE WHAT YOU NEED (C474) | H Bowman | SR-/B2/TT | Jumped well from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, angled out 350M, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. |
| 7 | 5 | WINS ALL (C388) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Slightly slow out, raced towards rear, 5 lengths or so back, there to turn, bumped near 300M, showed some response early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened thereafter. |
| 8 | 12 | DASHING GENIUS (G064) | K Teetan | TT | Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, bumped near 300M, not enough room early in straight, cleared 150M, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 9 | 7 | PRINCE OF BON BON (D383) | M F Poon | -- | Bumped start, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear run early in straight, cleared after passing 200M, made no impression thereafter. |
| 10 | 1 | DIVINE ERA (D507) | K C Leung | TT | Began well from a wide draw, sent forward to race prominently on the outside, took the lead after entering the back straight, 2 wide on turn, peaked and headed 250M, weakened final furlong. |
| 11 | 8 | HANDSOME GUYS (G044) | L Ferraris | E/TT | Jumped with them, tracked leaders but 3 wide, found a 2 wide spot near 750M, carried wider after passing 450M, weakened early in straight. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 12 | 11 | CALL ME LU (E404) | M L Yeung | PC-/V1/TT | Began well, took the early lead, headed after entering the back straight, 2nd on turn, weakened early in straight, eased inside final furlong. |
| 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 |