
Race 9 (149)
GUANGZHOU HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | STORM RIDER (J027) | K Teetan | B | Began well from gate 1, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, moved a bit closer on turn, took the lead 250M, kept on well to hold off the challenger. |
| 2 | 3 | COLOURFUL KING (K227) | A Atzeni | TT | Moderately away from the widest draw, raced better than midfield on the outside, 3 lengths back turning in, finished off strongly, just beaten by a neck. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 3 | 8 | AURORA LADY (J066) | A Badel | CP/TT | Crowded shortly after start, raced behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back, made good progress in straight to take a place. |
| 4 | 9 | TELECOM FIGHTERS (D482) | H T Mo | -- | Away well, raced in midfield on the inside, 4 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, made good progress early in straight, peaked 100M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 5 | 4 | GUSTOSISIMO (J303) | Y L Chung | TT | Jumped with them, raced towards rear on the inside, 7 lengths back, same margin back on turn, made some headway in straight. |
| 6 | 2 | KAHOLO ANGEL (H216) | E C W Wong | V1/TT | Taken back to race 2 wide at rear, 8 to 9 lengths back turning in, made good progress early in straight, blocked near 100M, cleared 50M, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 7 | 5 | MASTEROFMYUNIVERSE (J325) | Z Purton | -- | Began only fairly, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and made some progress. |
| 8 | 12 | STELLAR EXPRESS (J186) | M L Yeung | B | Fast into stride, took the early lead, headed 1000M, positioned 2 wide, 1 to 2 lengths back in the middle stages, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 9 | 1 | SELF IMPROVEMENT (H337) | C L Chau | B/TT | Crowded on jumping, raced 3 wide in midfield early, 2 wide from 750M, 4 lengths or so back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M. |
| 10 | 10 | YOUTHFUL SPIRITS (J082) | L Ferraris | SR/V/TT | Jumped with them, sent forward to race prominently, took the lead near 1000M, led by 1-1/2L on turn, peaked and headed 250M, weakened final 150M. (Roarer.) |
| 11 | 7 | SUPERB CAPITALIST (H092) | M Chadwick | TT | Crowded start, raced behind midfield on outer, no cover from 750M, blundered and unbalanced near 500M, failed to close off in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 6 | RED ELEGANCE (H241) | H Bowman | B | Began awkwardly and bumped, raced 2 wide towards rear, very wide into straight, showed limited response early in straight, eased final 100M. |
| 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 |