Race 8 (036)
WASHINGTON D.C. HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | SICHUAN DAR (T375) | C Schofield | TT | Travelled smoothly in midfield, saved ground, brought out to challenge 300M, under gradual acceleration got up near the finish. |
| 2 | 11 | CLASSIC EMPEROR (T193) | K C Leung | H | Tracked leader on the outside, raced up to the lead at 250M, kept on gamely to line, caught late. |
| 3 | 6 | FRIENDS OF KA YING (T370) | J Moreira | V/TT | Guided to a position ahead of midfield, gave a good kick final 300M, came very close and was just held. |
| 4 | 10 | BEAUTY PRINCE (T411) | K Teetan | H/XB | Reserved in midfield about 6Ls behind leader, brought wide to challenge 400M, ran on well to be nearest at the finish. |
| 5 | 9 | CALIFORNIA JOY (T406) | M Chadwick | B/TT | From draw 12 slotted into a 2-wide spot just behind leaders, pushed along 450M, went 2nd 200M and kept chasing leader, swamped by pursuers late. |
| 6 | 1 | PACKING DRAGON (T230) | M F Poon | V | Away well enough from inside draw, sat behind leaders, moved out to challenge nearing 400M, kept on evenly on straightening, run ended 150M. |
| 7 | 7 | PIKACHU (S298) | U Rispoli | -- | Began awkwardly, held up near last 8-9Ls off the moderate pace, made some ground at the finish without threatening. |
| 8 | 2 | DOYENI (T114) | D Whyte | B1/TT | Bumped by rival after the jump, guided to the fence and settled near the rear 9Ls off the pace, passed a few in straight without threatening. |
| 9 | 5 | DR LISTENING (V288) | Z Purton | CP/H | Taken back from wide draw, settled at the rear over 10Ls off the moderate pace, still last 300M, stayed on only fairly to line but awkwardly placed 100M and not properly tested late. |
| 10 | 4 | VICTORY MARVEL (T426) | O Doleuze | P1 | Led steadily along the rail, headed nearing 200M, weakened rapidly towards the finish. (Sore hindlimb action next day.) |
| 11 | 3 | SPEEDY LONGWAH (S242) | N Rawiller | B/TT | Held up behind mid-division, in 8th place 7-8Ls off the pace, made no ground in the home run, weakened away 200M. |
| 12 | 12 | GOODHEART SUCCESS (S162) | W M Lai | B | Not hurried after the start, settled down in 9th place 8Ls off the pace, couldn't go on 400M, dropped out. |
| 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 |