Race 8 (507)
LUGARD HANDICAP Rating:70-50 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | COUNTRY DRAGON (BV294) | F Coetzee | -- | Broke very well and led on fence though never more than 2Ls clear, travelled well entering home straight and only driven out final 200 M for comfortable win. |
| 2 | 8 | QUICK STEP (CA074) | Y T Cheng | -- | Held rails position about 3Ls off pace down back straight, closer and travelled well turning for home, threatened to pick off winner 200 M out but not follow through final stages. |
| 3 | 11 | VIKING DANCER (BV291) | D Whyte | SR | Raced 3-wide round first bend on pace, soon settled 1L to 2Ls off lead until home straight, failed to go with winner straight and weakened from 200 M out. |
| 4 | 5 | WONDERFUL WINNERS (BN217) | B Fayd'herbe | -- | Settled on fence 5Ls off pace through to final bend when crept closer, kept on fairly well latter stages to just miss out on 3rd. |
| 5 | 9 | THE RICH MAN (BS130) | S K Sit | -- | 2-wide in 5th place 3Ls off pace from 1200 M out to about 700 M out when hard ridden, responded to pressure to stay on at same pace past beaten rivals in straight. |
| 6 | 12 | CITI CENTRE (CA281) | W C Marwing | -- | Raced 3-wide 4Ls to 5Ls off pace early on, soon improved to go 3rd 2Ls off pace racing 2-wide 600 M out, under pressure turning for home not come on. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 7 | NAMJONG BEAUTY (CA369) | K S Yu | -- | Always racing one from rear about 8Ls off pace until straight, moderate late headway through beaten runners. |
| 8 | 2 | CONVERGENCE (BV289) | E Legrix | -- | Restrained 5Ls off speed and 3-wide 1200 M out, improved racing 4-wide to go 3Ls off pace 500 M out, turned for home racing 4-wide, no extra. |
| 9 | 4 | ORLANDO FLYER (CA350) | S Dye | B | Dropped in midfield 2-wide and 4Ls off pace from 1200 M out to Rock, forced wider and under pressure on final bend, well beaten 300 M out. |
| 10 | 3 | NICE AND EASY (CB119) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Shadowed winner in lead early on racing 2-wide but gradually lost position from 1000 M onwards. |
| 11 | 1 | HATHLOOL (CB176) | G Mosse | SR | Not break well and 10Ls detached from main body of field passing stands for first time, soon tailed off. |
| 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 |