Race 5 (509)
MATHESON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | PERFECT TEN (CL030) | C Y Ho | P-/B2/TT | Soon crossed to the rail under positive riding and travelled nicely on the heels of the leader, took lead 200M and accelerated away for a comfortable win. |
| 2 | 2 | BLADE FORCE (CK330) | G Mosse | B/TT | Sent to the front and took them along steadily, put up a brief resistance when challenged by the winner early straight, lost lead 200M, faded late stages and just held on for 2nd but finished well clear of the remainder. |
| 3 | 9 | REDOUTE'S FORTUNE (CK297) | M L Yeung | B2 | Had the rail draw and held a midfield position along the inside, chased the runaway leaders from 300M, ran on well at the finish and just missed out 2nd place. |
| 4 | 7 | CLASSIC ENERGY (CJ143) | Z Purton | H | Caught wide early stages, restrained to last place before the first turn, 6Ls off the pace turning in, made limited progress only and no impression on the top three. |
| 5 | 4 | SMART KIDS (CL253) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Settled in chasing group one off the fence, kept on one paced to the line. |
| 6 | 12 | DAILY DOUBLE (CK043) | H W Lai | -- | Held up towards the rear along the 2-path, couldn't step up a gear final 300M, finished off at the same pace. |
| 7 | 10 | AMAZING CHOICE (CG163) | W C Marwing | B | Dropped back to near last, saved ground on the inside, responded fairly and never found the pace to challenge. |
| 8 | 6 | ROMANCING TAMAR (CK176) | G Cheyne | TT | Restrained after the start then crossed to a 3-wide spot at the back, last turning in, didn't have a clear run early straight and was steadied 200M. |
| 9 | 5 | SURE FORWARD (CK325) | D Whyte | B | Behind midfield and travelled 3-wide without cover for most of the trip, under pressure inside 500M but didn't respond to urging, bumped near 200M and eased out of the race. |
| 10 | 11 | GILDED FLIGHT (CH294) | C K Tong | CP | Driven to a forward position outside leader, came under serious pressure nearing 400M, soon weakened turning in. |
| 11 | 8 | LOTUS LOVE (CL155) | P Strydom | V | Raced along the 3-path but never far off from the pace in the first half, struggled to keep up rounding the home turn, soon left behind. |
| 12 | 1 | JUGGERNAUT (CJ019) | K C Leung | B/XB | Caught wide going into the first turn, strode forward to a 3-wide position outside the lead, outpaced passing 500M and gave ground rapidly in straight. (Unacceptable Performance.) |
| 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 |