Race 7 (569)
THE MERLION HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | HEALTHY LUCK (A064) | D Whyte | -- | Soon took up running, setting steady pace under a hold. Kicked 2L clear top of the straight and sprinted strongly to the line without being threatened. |
| 2 | 9 | POWERMAX (A009) | C Schofield | CP | Bumped start but recovered quickly and pushed forward to occupy box seat 2L from leader. Had clear running on straightening for home, kept on strongly but unable close gap to leader. |
| 3 | 8 | HAPPY LIFE (V134) | H W Lai | H/TT | Broke well but soon outpaced, dropping to rear along fence. Swung wide into straight, taken to centre track and ran on well, picking up strongly final 200m. |
| 4 | 1 | TEN FLAMES (S447) | H T Mo | V | Jumped well, strode forward at own pace, settling behind midfield along rail. Switched out for clear running in the straight and finished off nicely. |
| 5 | 4 | LOTUS BREEZE (T112) | N Rawiller | CP/XB/TT | Away well, driven forward to settle one-out, one-back. Looked a chance turning for home but only one-paced in straight. |
| 6 | 6 | TRAVEL DATUK (V235) | U Rispoli | B | Began fairly, then restrained and shifted across behind runners, settling at rear. Taken to centre track on straightening for home and ran on fairly. |
| 7 | 12 | WILD BOY (S028) | K C Leung | B | Pressed forward from widest draw, settling one-off in midfield, 4L from leader. Covered extra ground around turn and made no impression in straight. |
| 8 | 11 | BEAR RAPPER (S337) | K Teetan | -- | Began fairly, then driven forward, settling along rail 4L from leader. Stayed on rail around turn but only one-paced in straight. |
| 9 | 2 | BLAZE STAMINA (V070) | Z Purton | B/TT | Slow into stride, shifted across behind runners and last on settling. Made some headway around turn but only one-paced in straight. |
| 10 | 7 | APACHE SPIRIT (T095) | C Y Ho | H/TT | Jumped OK, ridden along in midfield but away from fence. Checked approaching 1000m, swung wide into straight, found little when asked |
| 11 | 5 | HO HO HORSE (A203) | S Clipperton | -- | Broke well, pressed forward to race outside leader. Lay out after 800m and made turn awkwardly. Spent force on straightening and faded. |
| 12 | 3 | LUCKY DAY (S014) | N Callan | B/TT | No early speed, settling at rear. Shuffled back to last around home turn and found nothing in straight despite hard riding. |
| 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 |