Race 4 (238)
LONGINES INTERNATIONAL JOCKEYS' CHAMPIONSHIP (HANDICAP) - 1ST LEG Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | HAPPY SPIRIT (V008) | S De Sousa | H/TT | Pressed forward inside early leader before taking over 1400m and slowing field. Increased tempo entering final turn, kicked ahead 350m, challenged strongly 100m, just held. |
| 2 | 8 | GO-GETTER (S303) | R Moore | E/P | Ridden early before crossing to fence, settling towards rear. Allowed to settle, swung wide into straight, ran on strongly to just miss. |
| 3 | 2 | FIRST SIGHT LOVE (P067) | K Tosaki | -- | Began OK, outpaced, settling at rear. Trailed field to straight, switched out and finished strongly. |
| 4 | 4 | SUGAR CITY (P228) | J McDonald | XB | Jumped with field, not pushed, settling between horses four-back from leader. Taken wide in straight and ran on steadily doing best work final 100m. |
| 5 | 12 | ENDORSING (S108) | J Moreira | CP-/XB2/TT2 | A little slow into stride, then taken to fence four-back from leader. Got clear rails run in straight, ran on well to 100m before turning one-paced. |
| 6 | 5 | HAPPY MOMENTS (S192) | G Lerena | PC-/B2/TT | Ridden to maintain forward position but held three-wide without cover. Taken wider on straightening, kept on fairly to 150m then one-paced. |
| 7 | 7 | VARA PEARL (S138) | H Bowman | SR | Shifted out and bumped start, pressed forward, settling one-off, three-back. Badly held for run till 200m, boxed on. |
| 8 | 1 | BUSINESS AS USUAL (M057) | D Whyte | H | Urged forward from wide draw before edging closer to fence one-back, one-off. Boxed on well early straight before turning one-paced. |
| 9 | 10 | ONE OF A KIND (M391) | B Prebble | TT | Ridden early, holding rail position three-back from leader. Took closer order around turn but only one-paced in straight. |
| 10 | 11 | PLAIN BLUE BANNER (S070) | K C Leung | B | Quickly into stride, grabbed box seat, then allowed to relax. Shaken up top of straight but found nothing and faded. |
| 11 | 9 | WINNING MASCOT (CL342) | V Espinoza | -- | No early pace but still kept towards rear. Taken even wider around turn and a beaten horse soon after straightening. |
| 12 | 3 | HURRICANE KID (T285) | M Guyon | B/H | Hard ridden to lead soon after jump before easing back a half length outside leader entering first turn. Stayed in contention to straight before tiring. |
| 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 |