Race 8 (079)
COTTON TREE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | WINNING KEVIN (CD051) | S Dye | -- | Slow to begin, went back from wide gate, slotted in nicely 5th last 2 wide 6Ls from lead, spent nothing in run, eased 3-wide when entering straight and finished hard over the top of leaders. |
| 2 | 4 | GOLD FIELD (CC096) | G Mosse | PC-/B2 | Began slowly, drifted back to settle 2nd last 2-wide 8Ls from lead, moved to rails passing 1000 M, followed paint into straight, took split between horses and checked across heels to charge late. |
| 3 | 6 | CYPRESS HILL (CE061) | C Brown | V | Poor to begin, positioned 3rd last on rails, had easy run throughout 6Ls from lead, closed to be 4Ls from lead on turn, followed rails in straight and made good ground between runners. |
| 4 | 1 | FORTUNE SMILES (CB432) | D Whyte | -- | Bounced out of gates, eased to take trail behind early leader (pace solid), enjoyed cosy run throughout, eased clear on turn, hit lead at 150 M but unable to hold off challengers. |
| 5 | 8 | DOUBLE PLEASURE (CD069) | A Delpech | -- | Away well, taken straight to fence, raced 7th on fence, 4Ls from leaders throughout, had soft trip to turn, received dream run into straight but showed no dash. |
| 6 | 9 | TRIUMPH (CC214) | C W Wong | V | Broke well from inside gate, let roll along to retain lead, fired up middle stages and set genuine speed, had rest of field off the bit on turn but weakened badly after final 150 M. |
| 7 | 3 | BEAR DOMINANCE (CD235) | E Saint-Martin | B | Very slowly away, taken to fence from widest gate, travelled last throughout 9Ls from lead, lost ground to turn, past tiring runners late making steady ground. |
| 8 | 10 | LUCKY DICE (CB101) | S K Sit | B | Bounced with them, trapped 3-wide early, settled 3-wide at rear covering ground throughout, pushed along to stay in touch on turn, battled evenly in straight. |
| 9 | 12 | WADADELIGHT (CC340) | K S Yu | B | Broke best, crossed easily to obtain trail 2-wide in 4th 2Ls from lead, raced on bit for most of way, urged along passing 600 M, showed little turn of foot in the straight. |
| 10 | 11 | MYSTIC FORCE (CD219) | F Coetzee | TT | Fairly away, restrained to take trail 6th midfield 2-wide 4Ls from leaders, placed under pressure from 600 M, came 3 and 4-wide but could not make any impression. |
| 11 | 5 | SIR OCTAVIUS (CB427) | C Munce | B | Average to begin, trapped wide without cover from bad gate, pushed forward and raced 3-wide without cover in 5th, used up in middle to cross outside leader, spent force in straight. |
| 12 | 7 | KING HOGAN (CE257) | Y T Cheng | B- | Away with them, ridden hard to challenge for lead, took leader on and overaced for first 800 M. Crossed at 800 M mark, hard ridden thereafter and well beaten. |
| 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 |