Race 9 (423)
BLUE POOL HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | MUSIC ADDITION (B308) | S De Sousa | -- | Gathered early pace before easing into second away from the rail. Joined on the outside passing the 700m before striding forward to challenge lead at the 450m. Assumed lead in final 200m before drawing away impressively. |
| 2 | 7 | HANDSOME BO BO (B119) | A Badel | -- | Began fast from wide barrier before striding across to assume lead after 200m. Crossed to rail approaching the 850m. First to corner and held the lead until last 200m before fighting on bravely late. |
| 3 | 10 | HARRIER JET (T372) | N Callan | V/TT | Shifted across behind runners after the start and the tail after 200m. Stayed close to the rail in middle stages. Conceded 5 lengths at the 400m and made good ground along the rail in the final section. |
| 4 | 5 | TORNADO TWIST (C028) | J Moreira | TT | Slow to begin and subsequently settled near the tail. Improved position in middle section before making further ground approaching corner. Four lengths from lead entering final section and made ground but perhaps not suited. |
| 5 | 12 | AMBITIOUS HEART (V303) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Bumped and race tight at the start before gathering speed to race on leaders back in middle section. Moved away from the rail on cornering before peaking at the 100m. |
| 6 | 11 | SUMSTREETSUMWHERE (B283) | H T Mo | H/V | Ridden forward but couldn't go early speed and settled three wide near the rear. Continued to cover additional ground and cornered very wide before making late ground in final section after conceding considerable start. |
| 7 | 2 | STARLIGHT (V273) | U Rispoli | -- | Bumped & unbalanced at the start before settling worse than midfield away from the rail. Shuffled back to last, 6L from lead at 800m. Presented with clear running after cornering & made some ground between runners final 300m. |
| 8 | 4 | FLAT HEAVEN (C194) | M Chadwick | -- | Bumped heavily and veered in at the start consequently settling worse than midfield on the rail. Stayed close to rail on cornering before peaking 250m and giving some ground in last 200m. |
| 9 | 1 | CALIFORNIA ARCHER (A417) | C Y Ho | H/TT | Bumped heavily after the start before gathering speed to stride forward three wide. Continued to race wide and improve position, joining leaders near the 550m. Came under pressure at the 400m and weakened out final section. |
| 10 | 6 | WATER DIVINER (V356) | K C Leung | B/H/TT | Began fairly before showing early speed to be prominent behind leading pair. Eased passing the 850m and shifted closer to rail. Ridden-up from the 450m before tiring out in final 300m. |
| 11 | 9 | VICTORY MACHINE (V358) | M F Poon | B/TT | Hard ridden after the start but raced four horses wide outside the leaders for the first 600m. Eased back passing midway but continued to race extremely wide. Lost position approaching the 400m and tired out in the run home. |
| 12 | 8 | HIGH FIVE (T200) | K Teetan | -- | Began well but couldn't hold position in first 200m and raced in midfield. Ridden-up to hold position in middle section. Drifted back and conceded over 5 lengths at the 400m before continuing to give ground in final section. |
| 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 |