Race 8 (496)
MATHESON HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | FAT TURTLE (C215) | Z Purton | B1 | Pushed along to be vying for lead on outside, took over 300M, kicked on well under pressure, stayed tough final stages to hold off pursuing rivals. |
| 2 | 12 | SPLIT OF A SECOND (B027) | M F Poon | H | Began well, eased back to race in midfield 3Ls behind leader, ran home strongly from 300M, just missed. |
| 3 | 8 | SPARKLING DRAGON (B033) | S De Sousa | TT | Tracked leaders, ideally placed turning home, tried hard to run down leader, made steady headway towards the finish, just held. |
| 4 | 7 | BALLISTIC KING (C231) | H T Mo | -- | Taken back to last from draw 12, 6Ls off the pace on settling, came widest into straight, closed off fastest for 4th. (Jockey questioned re riding tactics.) |
| 5 | 11 | STARLIT KNIGHT (A137) | H N Wong | -- | Began fairly, held up in midfield along the fence, 3Ls off leader turning for home, kept battling to the line but always behind by leaders. |
| 6 | 3 | JOYFUL UNION (C232) | J Moreira | -- | Shifted across behind runners after the start, saved ground racing at the rear, finished off moderately, awkwardly placed 100M. |
| 7 | 6 | ALCARI (A354) | G van Niekerk | B | Chased leaders along the fence, kept on one paced from 300M, couldn't get closer. |
| 8 | 2 | VICTORY MACHINE (V358) | A Sanna | B/TT | Began awkwardly, failed to muster speed, settled down in midfield 3-wide, 3Ls off top of straight, effort petered out at 200M. |
| 9 | 5 | LOVING A BOOM (C122) | M Chadwick | CP/XB | Began well from draw 1, ended up leading the field from 800M, headed early straight, faded final 150M. (Jockey : didn't finish off its race after being required to lead.) |
| 10 | 10 | VERY LUCKY (A380) | C Y Ho | B | Shifted across behind runners, raced towards the rear 5Ls off the pace, pressed along 400M couldn't go on with it. |
| 11 | 1 | CHEERFULJET (A188) | C Wong | -- | Vied for lead 3-wide early stages, eased back to race in chasing group from 800M but unable to find cover, weakened in the straight. (Jockey told not to cover unnecessary ground.) |
| 12 | 9 | FANTASTIC FABIO (V364) | K C Ng | -- | Driven along early from draw 10 but unable to cross, caught 4-wide no cover throughout, gave ground rapidly on straightening. |
| 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 |