Race 8 (440)
D'AGUILAR PEAK HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | HANDSOME ZULU (M024) | T H So | B | Soon guided to the fence under some positive handling, tracked leader in 3rd and always travelling strongly, quickened well to lead 200M out, drew clear nearing 100M. |
| 2 | 8 | FEARLESS (CH301) | Y T Cheng | B | Dropped back to 2nd last about 10Ls off the pace, urged along inside 600M, stayed on well for 2nd but the winner had gone beyond reach. |
| 3 | 12 | UPGRADING (CK367) | P Strydom | -- | Held up in last over 10Ls off the pace, waited with till nearing 400M, made good headway outside to claim 3rd just in time. |
| 4 | 3 | PERFECT GEAR (CL014) | W C Marwing | -- | Soon took up running, led evenly and was unchallenged to straight, kept battling on when headed 200M, tired over the final stages. |
| 5 | 6 | DANZULU (CJ069) | B Prebble | B | Raced 6Ls back in midfield along the 2-path, driven inside 400M and progressed steadily to the finish. |
| 6 | 1 | ABSOLUTE HEDGE (CL032) | D Whyte | TT | Broke well, sat in 5th 4Ls behind leader, went 3rd 200M out, turned one-pace final stages and was swamped close home. |
| 7 | 7 | KING AL AKBAR (CK381) | D Beadman | XB/H/TT | Towards the rear 7-8Ls off the pace, unable to obtain clear run until near 150M, finished off well and would have been closer. |
| 8 | 10 | ALWAYS SOMETHING (CK288) | G Cheyne | -- | Fractious in barriers, reared and lost ground at the start, positioned on the fence 7Ls back towards the rear, made some progress final 300M but never looked dangerous. |
| 9 | 2 | STRAIGHT FORWARD (CL100) | M Chadwick | TT | Away in good order, restrained to midfield and had inside run throughout, no extra pace to challenge in straight, weakened late stages. |
| 10 | 4 | GREAT ACHIEVEMENT (CD250) | K C Leung | TT | Tracked leader in 4th place, not quickened turning in, no extra inside 100M. |
| 11 | 9 | TURF MAGIC (CK307) | Z Purton | B | Settled in mid-division 2-wide, one paced throughout, faded passing 200M. |
| 12 | 11 | NEEDLES AND THREAD (CJ282) | M L Yeung | B | Tracked leader, found little when asked, weakened 200M out and gave way. |
| 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 |