Race 8 (767)
MOUNT NICHOLSON HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | ALPHA HEDGE (B102) | Z Purton | CP | Tracked leader, travelled well into straight, quickened to lead 250M, well in control final 200M, never challenged. |
| 2 | 7 | SHAMPORT (B167) | J Moreira | TT | Slotted into a 2-wide spot in midfield just over 4Ls off the pace, awkwardly placed top of straight, switched 250M, ran on well to go 2nd nearing 100M without threatening winner. |
| 3 | 1 | TOYCOON (D203) | M Chadwick | XB | Not hurried after the start, settled behind midfield 6Ls off the pace, driven passing 500M, brought wide on straightening, stayed on well to go 3rd just in time, not reached first 2. |
| 4 | 12 | METHANE (C469) | K Teetan | CP | Jumped on terms, settled just ahead of midfield, well placed to strike top of straight, not pace to challenge leaders final 200M, lost 3rd near line. |
| 5 | 6 | BEST ALLIANCE (C284) | A Hamelin | XB | From draw 12 dropped back to race at the rear, swung widest home, stayed on moderately down outside of track. |
| 6 | 10 | ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) | V Borges | V | From wide draw steadied to obtain cover early stages , settled 2-wide towards rear, wide into straight, stayed on fairly final 300M, never threatened. |
| 7 | 2 | FARSHAD (B238) | H N Wong | CP | Tracked leaders in 4th, always in touch, kept on one paced in the straight, no impression on leaders final 200M. |
| 8 | 9 | RICH AND LUCKY (C413) | H T Mo | XB | From draw 1 scrubbed along to take up running, travelled keenly in the lead, headed passing 300M, faded mid-straight. (Jockey : not able to finish off due to the manner his horse travelled in middle stages.) |
| 9 | 4 | DIVINE UNICORN (C269) | T H So | TT | Restrained after the start, held up towards the rear 7-8Ls off the pace, responded fairly turning in, never a threat to leaders. |
| 10 | 11 | MONEY BACK (C392) | K C Leung | B | Taken back from wide draw, reserved in the rear 9Ls back, made limited progress in the straight. |
| 11 | 8 | HAPPY WARRIOR (A313) | K H Chan | CP | Chased leader 2-wide, under pressure to keep up passing 500M, weakened in the straight. |
| 12 | 5 | FUN LEGEND (D339) | B Shinn | -- | Soon taken across behind runners, held up behind midfield, couldn't finish off turning in, weakened to last mid-straight. |
| 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 |