Race 7 (032)
HIBISCUS HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | FASTER MOUNT (BS105) | G Boss | TT | Soon behind leaders. 2nd into straight. Ran on strongly final 100 M. Won final strides. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 10 | MASTER MERLIN (BN080) | C H Tse | B/TT | Prominent. Took up lead at 800 M. Just caught in final 20 M. |
| 3 | 2 | WINNING FEVER (BS274) | F Coetzee | -- | Always well there. Kept on well. |
| 4 | 9 | DRAGON'S PAL (BL083) | E Saint-Martin | B | Towards rear. Improved from 500 M to be midfield at 400 M. Trapped wide into straight. Ran on a little closing stages. |
| 5 | 1 | FAST WIN (BS245) | B Marcus | -- | Midfield. Made up some ground closing stages. |
| 6 | 14 | SMALL WONDER (BM089) | S M Tam | -- | Soon outpaced and dropped to rear. Made up good ground final 150 M. Nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 12 | CENTRE COURT (BM111) | D Lee | -- | Prominent. Behind leaders into straight. No extra final 150 M. |
| 8 | 3 | SUPER BOMB (BL050) | A Munro | TT | Soon dropped to the back. Ran on late. |
| 9 | 7 | SUMOTORI (BL115) | D Whyte | -- | Midfield throughout. |
| 10 | 13 | HAPPY GOING (BS020) | K M Chin | -- | Midfield or worse than midfield throughout. |
| 11 | 8 | LITTLE PLAYTHING (BS082) | C K Tse | B | Midfield. Weakened gradually from 150 M. |
| 12 | 11 | CRUISE CANNON (BN166) | W Woods | -- | At back. Never a factor. |
| 13 | 4 | WIND CHASER (BP071) | K H Yu | B/TT | At rear throughout. |
| 14 | 6 | RED DIAMOND (BS055) | C K Tsang | -- | At back throughout. |
| 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 |