Race 7 (676)
NAM CHUNG RIVER HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | MAGNIFICENT (C121) | H T Mo | -- | Pressed forward to hold prominent position travelling 2-wide in 4th most of way in back straight, quickened to hit the front upon straightening, hung on well. |
| 2 | 6 | FARSHAD (B238) | Z Purton | CP | Pressed forward from a wide gate, settled 2-wide in 6th in back straight, commenced move approaching home bend, awkwardly placed behind runner briefly early in home straight, ran on late under pressure. |
| 3 | 5 | XIANG BAI QI (B336) | B Shinn | B | Settled in rear of midfield on the rail, commenced move rounding home bend and switched out into straight, ran on steadily without threatening. |
| 4 | 7 | BRAVE KING (D132) | C Schofield | SR1 | Moderate start, settled towards the rear on the rail, saved ground turning for home, ran on steadily. |
| 5 | 12 | NORDIC WARRIOR (B371) | M F Poon | B | Quickly recovered from moderate start to settle in forward of midfield in 5th on the rail, remained similar into the straight, one-paced under pressure. |
| 6 | 8 | KIRAM (T093) | M Chadwick | -- | Settled in rear of midfield, went wide into home straight, one-paced. |
| 7 | 4 | SMART PATCH (B398) | K C Leung | B | Settled well back, came under pressure turning into home straight, finished off the race well down the centre of the track inside the final 100 metres. |
| 8 | 9 | WIND GLIDER (C433) | N Callan | B/TT | Settled just off the pace in 3rd on the rail, found nothing under pressure after straightening. |
| 9 | 3 | GREEN REIGN (D140) | J Moreira | B-/V1 | Taken back from the widest gate, commenced move rounding home bend and the widest runner into straight, made no further impression. (Questioned for disappointing performance) (Lame next day) |
| 10 | 2 | SMART COUSIN (D249) | M L Yeung | -- | Settled towards the rear from a wide gate, found nothing in home straight. |
| 11 | 11 | CHAIRMAN LO (C062) | K Teetan | B | Ridden positively from a wide gate, travelled keenly outside the leader in back straight, improved to hit the front over 400 metres out, unable to sustain effort and folded up quickly inside the final 300 metres. |
| 12 | 10 | CALIFORNIA GUNGHO (B204) | C Wong | B/TT | Made running to the 450 metres, weakened out of contention from 2nd into straight. (Mucus) |
| 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 |