Race 8 (148)
ZHAOQING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | BRAVE STAR (G268) | C Y Ho | XB | Jumped well from draw 1, always prominent chasing leading pair, soon into clear on straightening, battled on well under top weight to wrestle the lead inside 100M. Gutsy win. |
| 2 | 11 | AURORA PATCH (K097) | A Atzeni | V/TT | Sent forward, vied for the lead on the outside from 900M, soon took over on straightening, kept going well but just couldn't hold off winner over final 100M. Game in defeat. |
| 3 | 9 | SPORTS LEGEND (H456) | Y L Chung | V1/TT2 | From draw 10 obtained a 3-wide spot behind midfield, brought widest on straightening, stayed on well to get into the frame. |
| 4 | 2 | SYMBOL OF STRENGTH (K352) | C L Chau | -- | Stayed close to leaders, 4th making the turn for home, fought on steadily behind first two over final 300M but was always held. |
| 5 | 7 | ROMANTIC SON (J537) | H Bentley | CP | Shifted out at the start and was bumped, settled towards the rear 4-5Ls back, ran on mildly final 300M to take 5th . Not beaten far. |
| 6 | 5 | REFUSETOBEENGLISH (K362) | Z Purton | B/TT | Jumped only fairly, taken across to race along the fence, sat just ahead of midfield home turn, quickened up and briefly went 3rd inside 200M, run ended 100M losing several places in final stages. |
| 7 | 4 | GOLDEN EMPIRE (E490) | K De Melo | B2 | Settled down in mid-division 4Ls off the pace, ran home only one-paced passing 400M. Never dangerous. |
| 8 | 3 | GUMMY GUMMY (H089) | E C W Wong | B | Jumped only fairly from wide draw, dropped back to race near last just over 5Ls off the pace, saved ground final turn but failed to pick up pace when asked. |
| 9 | 6 | HAYDAY (H321) | K Teetan | -- | From draw 9 caught racing wide no cover in midfield, driven passing 500M but couldn't go on with it. Never a threat. |
| 10 | 10 | LUCKY PLANET (H235) | P N Wong | B/TT | Quickly away and soon led , pressed by rival from 900M, soon gave ground on straightening and dropped out of contention. (Jockey : failed to change its lead leg in the home straight.) |
| 11 | 12 | THE ALL OUT (K291) | A Badel | CP/TT | Jumped awkwardly, switched off to last from wide draw, 8Ls off leader middle stages, failed to respond passing 400M. Never involved. |
| 12 | 8 | DANCING CLASSICS (J060) | D Probert | SR/TT | Away in line, raced in midfield, was steadied 600M when crowded for room, did not run on when asked for an effort in the home 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 |