Race 8 (592)
FOUNTAIN PALM HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | GIFT OF LIFELINE (C172) | K Teetan | B | Taken across behind runners after the start, settled towards the rear 5Ls back, headway from 400M, ran on strongly to lead 80M out, won going away. |
| 2 | 8 | SMOOTHIES (D233) | A Badel | B/TT | Began well, always in touch travelling ahead of midfield, stayed on well final 300M to go 2nd near line, not reached winner. |
| 3 | 11 | FAST PACE (C427) | Z Purton | H | Quickly crossed to the lead after the start, pressed by rival 600M, opened up 2L lead early straight, headed 80M, faded and lost 2nd near line. |
| 4 | 10 | SURREALISM (C285) | T Piccone | B | Tracked leaders, 2nd turning for home, fought hard but always held. |
| 5 | 9 | RIGHT HONOURABLE (A164) | M Chadwick | H/PC/TT | Settled towards the rear, driven wide from 450M, finished off well down outside of track without threating first 3. |
| 6 | 6 | SMILING CITY (D113) | C L Chau | CP | From wide draw strode forward to race one out one back, shoved along 550M, not quickened on straightening, kept on same pace to line. |
| 7 | 4 | PRIME MINISTER (D288) | K C Leung | TT | Crowded for room on jumping, settled towards the rear along the 3-path, moved closer passing 700M, responded only fairly on straightening. |
| 8 | 1 | NAMJONG PLUS (B048) | A Hamelin | -- | Held up in midfield along the fence, bustled along 600M, not mustered the pace to challenge turning home, never threatened. |
| 9 | 2 | VITRALITE (E121) | C Y Ho | XB | Held up 2-wide behind midfield, driven out nearing 500M, failed to finish off. |
| 10 | 3 | MR ALDAN (C323) | R Maia | B/TT | Switched off to race in last, 8Ls to make up 400M, didn't respond under pressure, ran past beaten horses only. |
| 11 | 12 | FANTASTIC SHOW (A207) | C Wong | B | Chased leaders, wide no cover throughout the race, commenced to give ground 450M, struggled home. |
| 12 | 7 | CHEVALIER PRINCE (D298) | J Moreira | V/TT- | Caught 3-wide in midfield, made forward move 750M to join leader, came under pressure home turn, soon beaten and eased. (Jockey : elected to improve his position when tempo of the race steadied up on entering back 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 |