Race 8 (481)
RUSSELL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | GOLD GOLD BABY (E220) | C Y Ho | TT | Reserved at the rear, 7Ls to make up 400M, finished determinedly through final 300M, got up close home for 5th win of the season. |
| 2 | 5 | XPONENTIAL (D049) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Positively ridden from draw 11, crossed to race behind leader, led from 250M, continued on willingly to the line only to be caught by winner late. |
| 3 | 3 | WINNING ICEY (G246) | H Bowman | TT | Settled down midfield, pushed to a 3-wide position without cover after 800M, wide into straight, closed off well over final 300M, narrowly missed 2nd. |
| 4 | 4 | BEAUTY GLORY (E459) | A Badel | H/TT | In 4th spot never far off from the pace, kept on steadily along the fence in the straight but always held by leaders. |
| 5 | 8 | RED DESERT (C287) | K Teetan | B | Restrained in midfield along the 2-path, swung wide for home, tried hard on straightening but couldn't threaten first three over final 100M. |
| 6 | 7 | NAMJONG SINGS (C480) | C L Chau | B/TT | Jumped only fairly, held up towards the rear, stayed on mildly over final 300M, not reach leaders. |
| 7 | 2 | HEROIC MASTER (G394) | M Chadwick | H1/P1/TT | Unhurried after the start, was steadied 800M and shuffled back to near the rear, swung wide for home but lacked a rally thereafter, never threatened. |
| 8 | 10 | HERO STAR (D033) | M F Poon | TT | Went forward from wide draw, crossed to track leaders in 3rd on settling, responded well on straightening initially before flattening over final 150M. |
| 9 | 9 | ROMAN TURBO (E043) | L Ferraris | B/XB | Held up behind midfield, kept on fairly turning into straight, never going the pace to challenge. |
| 10 | 1 | SHINING GEM (C058) | R Maia | B | From wide draw shifted across behind runners early stages, settled at the back 8-9Ls back, gave limited response on straightening, never involved. |
| 11 | 12 | EIGHT TRIGRAMS (C102) | H T Mo | B/TT | Moved up to lead passing 1100M setting good pace, headed 250M, soon no extra and weakened to finish near last. |
| 12 | 11 | TRADER (E287) | M L Yeung | CP/TT | Away well, close up behind leaders early stages, checked 800M and shuffled back to midfield, came up empty on straightening, soon out of contention. |
| 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 |