Race 8 (033)
BOSTON HANDICAP Rating:75-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | DRAGON AND GOLD (CD244) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped well, led easily without any real pressure, travelled well to turn, after easy run proved too hard to catch in straight. Solid win. |
| 2 | 2 | ENGINEERING WONDER (CB300) | D Whyte | -- | Average to begin, eased across to be midfield on rails. 4Ls from lead, enjoyed soft run to turn, made run between runners and finished strongly over concluding stages. |
| 3 | 3 | ONE STEP AHEAD (BT033) | B Prebble | B | Began with them, ridden to take prominent position 1 wide by 2 back, eased 4 wide in straight responded under hard riding, Tried hard. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 4 | 6 | AMO (CB125) | G Schofield | -- | Jumped okay but restrained from wide gate to be rearward 2-wide 5L from lead eased. 3 to 4-wide on turn, ran on well but gave leaders to much start. Lost shoe. |
| 5 | 1 | TAKING THE LEAD (CB275) | O Doleuze | B- | Jumped with them, taken back from awkward gate to be on fence 5L from lead, travelled well to turn, kept coming in straight, even effort. |
| 6 | 5 | PROGRESSING TIMES (CC231) | S Dye | TT1 | Jumped well, ridden forward to be behind leader, relaxed well, had good run to turn, held ground until 200 M but condition gave out and weakened in finish. |
| 7 | 8 | NEW MILESTONE (CC351) | C Munce | B | Jumped with them, settled 1-wide by 1 back, rolled forward to be 3-wide with leaders on straightening, failed to maintain effort in straight and lost ground. |
| 8 | 4 | KONRAD THE GREAT (CB059) | C K Tong | V | Average to begin, settled 2nd last 2-wide, made run between runners in straight, made a little ground but never threatened winner. |
| 9 | 11 | SILVERBIRD (CB335) | P H Lo | CP/TT | Jumped slowly settled 3rd last on rails 8Ls from lead, hampered when making run on turn, battled away in straight. |
| 10 | 10 | MANIFEST (CC048) | C Brown | B/TT | Jumped with them from a wide gate, covered ground when ridden up to take forward position outside leader, had fair run to turn, dropped out when they sprinted. |
| 11 | 9 | HEALTHY (CE092) | A Delpech | -- | Jumped with them, caught wide from poor draw, settled midfield 3-wide without cover 4Ls from lead, wide run took its toll and dropped out in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 12 | THE ONLY ONE (CB383) | S K Sit | V | Began awkwardly, failed to stay in touch in early stages, 14Ls off lead under hard riding for most of race, beaten a long way. |
| 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 |