Race 8 (800)
CHEONG MING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | ZOOM BOOM (G131) | H Bentley | XB | Moved up to chase leaders along the inside, travelled strongly into straight, quickened well when asked to lead inside 200M, well in command late stages. |
| 2 | 5 | STAR CONTACT (E472) | K Teetan | CP-/B2/TT | Began fairly, always close up to leaders, fought on well final 300M to claim 2nd in a photo finish. Safely held by winner towards the line. |
| 3 | 1 | RED HARE KING (H188) | H Bowman | TT | Crossed to the fence 1300M, tracked leader on settling, vied for lead 400M, stuck on well under top weight, lost out for 2nd place in a photo. |
| 4 | 8 | GLORIOUS JOURNEY (J137) | M F Poon | TT | Dropped back from wide draw, towards the rear early before making a forward move passing 800M, kept on steadily to the line, held by first 3 late stages. |
| 5 | 3 | FORTUNATE SON (J446) | B Avdulla | -- | Settled 2-wide in midfield, 3Ls off leaders 400M, stayed on well closing stages on his Hong Kong debut. |
| 6 | 6 | JOLLY RULER (E346) | A Hamelin | CP/TT | Held up in midfield along the inside, kept on chasing leaders on straightening but was always held. |
| 7 | 7 | AESTHETICISM (H289) | L Hewitson | B | In mid-division early stages, dropped back towards the rear halfway, kept to inside turning into straight, ran on one paced. |
| 8 | 9 | CAPITAL LEGEND (G333) | C Y Ho | TT | From wide draw ridden forward to obtain the lead from 1300M, pressed by rivals 400M, lost lead nearing 200M, faded away. |
| 9 | 11 | JUMBO LEGEND (G266) | A Badel | H/TT | Towards the rear early stages, made mid-race move near 800M, caught wide no cover chasing leaders, couldn't quicken enough on straightening. (Roarer.) |
| 10 | 12 | EXUBERANT (E282) | Y L Chung | B/TT | Dropped back to race at the rear, 7Ls to make up 400M, failed to run on. |
| 11 | 4 | JOYFUL HUNTER (H198) | A Atzeni | XB | Held up behind midfield in early stages, fell back to near the rear passing halfway, not able to finish the race off. |
| 12 | 10 | WRITTEN CASA (J305) | B Thompson | B-/V1/TT | Bumped at the start, raced wide no cover in midfield, couldn't hold his position 500M, soon left behind on straightening. |
| 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 |