Race 8 (597)
TROPICBIRD HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | REGENCY KING (N040) | M L Yeung | H/TT | Held up 2-wide in mid-division, made steady headway from 300M, fought off persistent 2nd to score. |
| 2 | 3 | BRILLIANT SHINE (S099) | A Suborics | TT | Taken across from wide barrier, settled down behind midfield 5Ls off the pace in middle stages, switched out 350M, responded well under urge, went head to head with winner final 100M, narrowly beaten. |
| 3 | 8 | OBLITERATOR (T222) | D Whyte | CP-/SR2 | Chased leaders along the 2-path, loomed a threat 250M but clipped heels 200M and blundered, regrouped to take 3rd near line. |
| 4 | 1 | ROMANTIC TOUCH (S393) | J Moreira | -- | Restrained, settled down near last 6Ls off the pace in middle stages, swung wide 400M, closed off well but always held by first two final stages. |
| 5 | 9 | FAT CHOY HONG KONG (N253) | K C Ng | TT | Chased pace, moved up alongside leader when pace slackened 900M, took narrow lead entering straight, headed by first 4 over final 40M. |
| 6 | 12 | AMAZINGLY (N384) | K Teetan | B | From draw 10 soon taken across behind runners, settled near last over 6Ls off the pace in middle stages, still 5Ls to make up on straightening, closed off willingly. |
| 7 | 11 | SICHUAN VIGOUR (P412) | T H So | E | In mid-division along the fence, 3-4Ls behind leaders turning for home, stayed on mildly up the inside, held up for a while passing 100M but never a serious threat to leaders. |
| 8 | 4 | TWIN DELIGHT (S125) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Sped to the lead, restrained passing 1100M, taken on by rival back straight when pace slackened, battled on to 100M, gave way late stages. |
| 9 | 5 | SUNNY YING (P152) | B Prebble | -- | Always in the 2nd flight in touch with leaders, kept on same pace in straight, no extra late stages. |
| 10 | 7 | ANTICIPATION (T198) | N Callan | B/TT | Unable to slot in, caught 3-wide no cover in midfield, came under pressure turning for home, kept on one paced, never likely. |
| 11 | 2 | SANTA FE SUN (P210) | D Lane | B/TT | Held up behind midfield along the 2-path, 4Ls off the pace 400M, gave limited response only, never reached contention. |
| 12 | 6 | FORMULA WON (P183) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Switched off to last, well off the pace early stages, moved closer to be 7-8Ls back passing halfway, wide bid 400M, stayed on only fairly, no significant progress. |
| 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 |