Race 5 (647)
MA TAU WAI HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | EXUBERANT (E282) | Z Purton | B/TT | Shifted out at start, positioned on rail in midfield early, 2 wide after entering the back straight, a bit closer on turn, showed very good response early in straight, hit the front 150M, kept on very well to the line. |
| 2 | 7 | WINNING DELAGO (E289) | C Schofield | H1 | Away well, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, challenged the leader turning in, took the lead early in straight, peaked and headed 150M, weakened gradually close home, just held 2nd. |
| 3 | 2 | TAKE WHAT YOU NEED (C474) | C L Chau | V-/B2 | Began smartly, positioned on rail in midfield, 3 lengths back, same margin back on turn, closed off well to take a place, nearest on line. |
| 4 | 6 | VIGOR CHAMP (C498) | K Teetan | B | Made contact at start, positioned on rail behind midfield, saved ground on turn, angled out early in straight, closed off well to make frame. |
| 5 | 4 | ACA POWER (E144) | H N Wong | -- | Hampered at start, raced 2 wide at rear, 3 wide from 650M, 5 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, made good progress in straight. |
| 6 | 11 | DEMONS ROCK (B263) | M F Poon | B | Made contact at start, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, similar position on turn, angled out 400M, made some progress in straight. |
| 7 | 12 | CHAMPION PRIDE (B049) | V Borges | TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 6 to 7 lengths back on turn, no clear running early in straight, cleared 100M, made some progress thereafter. (Blood in trachea.) (Right front tendon injury reported next day.) |
| 8 | 8 | WON BALL (C504) | K C Leung | TT | Commenced well, positioned 2 wide better than midfield, found rail near 650M, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 9 | 3 | SHINING ON (A359) | C Y Ho | -- | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear running early in straight, cleared 200M, made no progress thereafter. |
| 10 | 1 | SHOWINA (E251) | B Shinn | B | Made contact at start, raced towards rear of midfield on outer, 3 to 4 lengths back on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final 100M. (Bled.) (Lame left front leg next day morning.) |
| 11 | 9 | STEEL WIN (E111) | A Hamelin | B | Hampered on jumping, raced better than midfield on the outside, no cover on turn, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect. |
| 12 | 10 | DAY DAY RICH (D231) | R Maia | B/TT | Average to begin, sent forward to take the lead, challenged by rival turning in, peaked and headed early in straight, weakened and eased final furlong. |
| 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 |