
Race 8 (158)
NAKAYAMA HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | REGAL GEM (K258) | K C Leung | -- | Away well, dropped back to race in midfield, briefly held up near 250M before closing off strongly to win under top weight. |
| 2 | 3 | SPICY GOLD (H440) | A Badel | P/TT | Jumped nicely, eased back to sit in midfield along the 2-path, made his move 400M, ran on well to the line just couldn't hold off winner late stages. |
| 3 | 6 | PRESTIGE ALWAYS (J300) | H Bentley | B/TT | Away in line, soon restrained to race behind mid-division, pressed along 450M 5Ls to make up, did best work final 200M to be nearest at the line. |
| 4 | 2 | WONDERSTAR (J531) | P N Wong | B | From draw 12 pressed forward to take the lead under 7 lb claimer, set good pace to the straight, kept going well in the lead only to be caught by first three final 100M. |
| 5 | 4 | CHEAHA (K567) | Y L Chung | XB-/TT | Dropped back to race at the rear, 7-8Ls off leader on settling, had task in hand turning for home, closed off fastest to claim 5th. Promising debut. |
| 6 | 7 | FORZA TORO (K355) | E C W Wong | TT | From draw 1 stayed close enough to leaders, saved ground throughout, fought on steadily to the line but couldn't quicken enough to challenge leaders final 200M. |
| 7 | 10 | DEVAS TWELVE (H435) | M Chadwick | TT | Settled ahead of midfield never far off from the pace, brought wide for his run 400M, was steadied 250M but never going the pace to challenge leaders. |
| 8 | 8 | NEVER TOO SOON (E434) | A Atzeni | CP | Taken across behind runners early stages, settled down behind midfield 6Ls back, kept on mildly final 300M but not posing much threat to leaders. |
| 9 | 9 | YOUNG ARROW (J401) | H Doyle | CP | Jumped only fairly from draw 11, settled at the rear 8Ls away, kept on one paced in the straight. Steadied 100M out. |
| 10 | 5 | BIENVENUE (J490) | Z Purton | B | Obtained the lead early stages, tracked leader going into home turn, couldn't quicken under pressure, soon swamped by rivals. (Bled / Irregular Heart Rhythm.) |
| 11 | 11 | SUPER LEGENDS (H364) | R Kingscote | B/TT | Dropped back on jumping from wide draw, towards the rear making the home turn, gave limited response on straightening. |
| 12 | 12 | COPARTNER FLEET (K342) | K Teetan | -- | Obliged to make early use in the early stages to hold an on-pace position, weakened rapidly 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 |
