Race 8 (316)
CLEVELAND HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | THE RUNNER (D042) | M F Poon | V | Jumped well, held back to sit in 4th spot, 8Ls to make up on runaway leader at 400M, closed off strongly to lead nearing 50M, pulled away from runner up late. |
| 2 | 8 | SPECIAL M (E271) | V Borges | B/TT | Settled down in 3rd 5-6Ls behind the runaway leader, made good headway on straightening, not finishing pace of winner final 100M, hung on for 2nd. |
| 3 | 6 | EXCELLENT CHARIOT (D156) | K Teetan | B/TT | Taken across behind runners, reserved in last over 10Ls behind runaway leader, closed off final 400M fastest, got up for 3rd near 50m, nearest finish. |
| 4 | 1 | FAMILY FOLKS (D505) | A Hamelin | CP | Held up midfield, 9Ls behind runaway leader at 400M, stayed on mildly in the run home, held ground final 100M. |
| 5 | 4 | YOU'REMYEVERYTHING (E413) | J Moreira | TT | Restrained to race behind midfield in a fast run race, plenty to do leaving home turn, stayed on mildly to the line, not reached leaders. |
| 6 | 9 | EQUILIBRIUM TURBO (E195) | A Badel | H1 | Began only fairly, held up near last in a fast run race, made some progress from 300M but never reached contention. |
| 7 | 11 | BLISSFUL LIFE (G079) | H Bentley | TT1 | Held up in mid-division along the fence, 9Ls behind runaway leader at 400M, kept on fairly in the straight, never near to challenge. |
| 8 | 10 | HARMONY N HOME (C531) | M Chadwick | -- | Dropped back from wide draw, held up near last over 10Ls behind the runaway pacesetter, ran home fairly over final 300M, never involved. |
| 9 | 2 | JOLLY GOOD HEART (D366) | C L Chau | -- | Raced fiercely after ridden along to obtain the lead from wide draw, opened up a big lead middle stages, had nothing left and weakened noticeably over final 200M. (Jockey questioned.) |
| 10 | 5 | HIGH RISE SOLDIER (C511) | C Y Ho | PC | Jumped on terms, unable to slot in from draw 10, travelled wide no cover behind midfield throughout the race, made no progress turning into straight, never dangerous. |
| 11 | 12 | KILLER INSTINCT (G020) | M L Yeung | TT | Settled near the rear, over 10Ls behind runaway leader middle stages, failed to finish off on straightening. |
| 12 | 7 | GOODLUCK GOODLUCK (B188) | K C Leung | -- | In 2nd place behind the runaway leader, dropped away rapidly from 200M to finish last. (Irregular Heart Rhythm). |
| 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 |