Race 9 (159)
HANSHIN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | URANUS STAR (K511) | Z Purton | -- | Made contact shortly after start, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well to the line and scored. |
| 2 | 5 | SILVERY BREEZE (K057) | B Avdulla | CP1/TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 to 4 lengths back turning in, no clear run early in straight, cleared after passing 200M, finished off strongly to be nearest on line. |
| 3 | 4 | A AMERIC TE SPECSO (H037) | A Atzeni | B | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear on the inside, angled out 350M, not enough room early in straight, cleared 200M, finished off very strongly to take a place, nearest finish. |
| 4 | 6 | STURDY RUBY (H207) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Bumped start, raced behind midfield on the inside, 2 wide after passing 800M, 5 lengths or so back on turn, angled out after passing 400M, very wide into straight, finished off strongly to be nearest on line. |
| 5 | 8 | IVY LEAGUE (H116) | R Kingscote | SR/TT | Away with them, raced in 2nd, 3/4L back turning in, kept on evenly in straight. |
| 6 | 12 | VICTORY SKY (J540) | H Doyle | TT | Shifted in at start, positioned 2 wide better than midfield, there to turn, made good progress early in straight, peaked 100M, kept on evenly to the line. (Jockey dropped whip near 200M.) |
| 7 | 3 | STORMING DRAGON (J237) | L Hewitson | V/TT | Out with rest, taken back to race at rear, 7 lengths or so back turning in, made good progress early in straight, no clear run near 150M, cleared after passing 100M, made some progress thereafter. |
| 8 | 1 | CAMBRIDGE (K085) | L Ferraris | XB/TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 3 wide from 800M, very wide turning in, finished off evenly. |
| 9 | 2 | EMBRACES (J276) | C L Chau | TT | Made contact shortly after start, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. (See Racing Incidents,) |
| 10 | 11 | NOBLE PURSUIT (H324) | A Badel | TT | Moderately away, raced towards rear on the outside, very wide turning in, made no impression in straight. |
| 11 | 7 | LOVERO (H451) | Y L Chung | TT | Jumped well, unable to slot in, raced in midfield on the outside, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 9 | TOP GUN (J249) | K Teetan | V | Jumped only fairly, positioned 4 lengths behind the leader on the inside, same margin back on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. (Bled.) |
| 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 |