Race 9 (827)
COTTON TREE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | SOVEREIGN FUND (J402) | K Teetan | B/TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear on the outside, commenced move 450M, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to score. |
| 2 | 5 | GRACIOUS EXPRESS (J188) | J Orman | V/TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, finished off well to take 2nd without threatening the winner. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 3 | 12 | FUN ELITE (J042) | H Bentley | TT | Jumped with them, sent forward to take the lead, 2 wide, shared lead with rival turning in, peaked and headed early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 4 | 1 | WINGS OF WAR (H162) | H Bowman | B | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide at rear, 4 lengths back turning in, finished off well to make frame without threatening. |
| 5 | 2 | POWER KOEPP (E301) | A Badel | -- | Away well, tracked leaders on the inside, moved a bit closer on turn, shared lead from 400M, kept on well early in straight, peaked 100M, headed 50M, weakened thereafter. |
| 6 | 9 | VERY GRATEFUL (K396) | K C Leung | B1/TT | Jumped only fairly, raced 2 wide behind midfield, angled out 350M, 3 lengths back turning in, made minor progress in straight. |
| 7 | 6 | BEAUTY INFINITY (H377) | M L Yeung | -- | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 3 wide behind midfield, 3 lengths back, same margin back turning in, finished off evenly. |
| 8 | 3 | GOLDEN EMPIRE (E490) | K De Melo | B | Quickly into stride, took the early lead, headed 1100M, raced 3 wide slightly better than midfield, 1-1/2L back turning in, kept on same pace in straight. |
| 9 | 11 | NEVER TOO SOON (E434) | M F Poon | CP | Began awkwardly, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, no clear run 100M, one-paced thereafter. |
| 10 | 4 | NORDIC DRAGON (G467) | A Hamelin | TT | Away well, raced better than midfield on the outside, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 11 | 10 | EVERSTAR (K264) | M Chadwick | CP | Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, travelled keenly in the middle stages, 1-1/2L back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened and eased final 100M. (Lame left front leg next day morning.) |
| 12 | 7 | MARVEL AND GOLD (K109) | A Atzeni | H-/E1/TT | Began fairly, sent forward to race prominently on the outside, unable to maintain position 500M, eased final 350M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |