Race 4 (259)
VENUS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | CALIFORNIA TURBO (C077) | K Teetan | B/TT | Pushed after the start before being steady after first bend to race worse than midfield, three wide with cover. Cornered the second widest before making gradual ground to strike lead inside final 100m, strong late. |
| 2 | 1 | RED DESERT (C287) | A Badel | -- | Bumped at start, shifted behind runners to race third last, three wide with cover. Moved very wide approaching the 400m, cornered the widest before sprinting sharply to share lead at the 100m. Headed & passed in final 100m. |
| 3 | 12 | ROMAN IMPERO (V371) | H W Lai | B | Began well before racing in midfield away from rail, only 2L from lead at the 800m. Improved three wide passing the 600m, sprinted up on straightening to share lead passing the 250m before sticking on gamely late. |
| 4 | 4 | BALLISTIC KING (C231) | Z Purton | -- | Hard ridden to race prominent, three wide outside early leaders before racing outside leader, 2 wide by the 650m. Assumed lead shortly after straightening, joined at the 250m before battling on gamely to finish just behind. |
| 5 | 10 | RIGHT HONOURABLE (A164) | H T Mo | H/P/TT | Steadied at start & raced at tail of field on the rail. Continued last on cornering before making strong late headway in closing stages to be close behind. Finished quickly. |
| 6 | 3 | FEARLESS FIRE (B085) | J Moreira | XB-/B1 | Nice run behind leading trio before shifting to 1,1 position approaching half-way. Steadied & shifted outward inside the last 100m before finishing off well in closing stages. |
| 7 | 5 | HOME MADE (D069) | M F Poon | B/TT | Crowded on jumping before settling worse than midfield between runners. Travelled strongly passing the 400m before closing off well in final furlong under little riding. Close behind. |
| 8 | 2 | PRANCE DRAGON (B349) | S De Sousa | B | Strode forward, improved after first bend, challenged for lead when racing keenly before crossing to rail when leading by the 650m. Peaked on effort & headed shortly after straightening before yielding a few lengths late. |
| 9 | 7 | TOTAL POWER (D138) | T H So | -- | Not bustled & raced just worse than midfield on rail. Shuffled back to third last on cornering before shifting out at the 250m & finishing off ok in last furlong. Not beaten far. |
| 10 | 6 | LONDON LUCKYSTAR (C368) | L Hewitson | B/SR1 | Had no early speed & shifted across to second last between runners. Hard ridden approaching the 400m before finishing off evenly without threatening. |
| 11 | 11 | HAPPY WARRIOR (A313) | M Chadwick | CP | Began well before steadying across to midfield on the rail after 350m. Held up on turn before shifting out & again being held up inside the last furlong. Never really got a chance to challenge in straight. |
| 12 | 8 | HARD PROMISE (A373) | M L Yeung | -- | Began fast, assumed early lead before being joined, headed & crossed mid-race. Peaked on cornering & weakened out badly in straight. Well beaten. |
| 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 |