Race 9 (055)
CUCKOO HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | LIGHTNING BOLT (G130) | Z Purton | TT | Moderately away, raced in midfield on the outside, 4 lengths back turning in, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to score. |
| 2 | 1 | REWARD SMILE (H256) | H Bowman | TT | Jumped only fairly, raced better than midfield on the inside, angled out 450M, hit the front 250M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner on line. |
| 3 | 10 | SWEET BRIAR (H044) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly and made contact, sent forward to take the early lead, headed near 900M, positioned 2 wide, a length behind the leader in the middle stages, 4 wide turning in, finished off well to take a place, always just held. |
| 4 | 4 | SIXTH GENERATION (G120) | C Y Ho | H/CP1/TT | Taken back from gate 9, raced towards rear on the outside, 4 to 5 lengths back, very wide turning in, made good progress straight to be nearest on line, no threat to the first few. |
| 5 | 7 | SOLAR PARTNER (E364) | K De Melo | TT | Began fairly, raced in midfield, 2-1/2L back, there to turn, finished off evenly. |
| 6 | 5 | FAMILY FOLKS (D505) | A Hamelin | CP | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to be nearest on line. |
| 7 | 2 | STREET SCREAM (D234) | M Chadwick | B/H/TT | Away well, raced better than midfield on the outside, similar position on turn, kept on same pace in straight. |
| 8 | 9 | VICTORY SCHOLARS (E091) | K H Chan | V | Began smartly from gate 11, sent forward to race prominently, took the lead near 900M, led by 1/4L turning in, peaked and headed 250M, weakened final 150M. (Lame left front leg.) |
| 9 | 3 | SEIZING THE MOMENT (E444) | K Teetan | B | Crowded shortly after start, raced towards rear on the inside, 6 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 11 | AMAZING ACE (H359) | M F Poon | B | Moderately away from gate 1, raced prominently on the inside, travelled well to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
| 11 | 8 | GALLANT CROWN (D359) | M L Yeung | B | Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on rail, saved ground on turn, showed no response early in straight, weakened and eased thereafter. |
| 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 |