Race 2 (371)
STUBBS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | GLORIOUS RHYTHM (CC163) | C Munce | V | Broke well from outside barrier. Tracked leader in a 2 wide position on back straight. Caught up with leader on straightening. Held a 2Ls advantage at 200 M. Held off late charges for a narrow victory. |
| 2 | 10 | RAIN IN SPRING (CC320) | F Coetzee | -- | Broke well. Around midfield or better on fence within 3Ls of pace taking back straight. 5th entering straight. Shifted into clear for running inside 300 M. Responded strongly final 150 M. Went down narrowly. |
| 3 | 2 | AWARD (CE111) | C Brown | TT | Fair start. Settled at tail. 2 wide 6Ls from leader with cover at 800 M. Pressured to make ground on the bend in the 3 wide position. Switched wide in straight. Made good ground whilst hanging in. Took 3rd at the line. |
| 4 | 4 | FAVOURITE RETURN (CE104) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Good start. Raced handy on fence within 2Ls from pacesetter. 4th to enter straight. Tried hard but lacked an extra kick. Same pace till finish. Not enough to hang on for 3rd at the line. |
| 5 | 7 | VINCERE (CE324) | O Doleuze | B1 | Fair start. Behind midfield on rail. About 4Ls behind leader at 1000 M. Failed to obtain inside run after straightening. Shifted back out into limited running space at 200 M. Produced some late impression. |
| 6 | 3 | MAGIC TEMPLE (CC368) | G Mosse | PC-/B2/TT | Average begin. Lost position on rail after being steadied at 1200 M. Stayed 2 wide 2Ls off the lead at 1000 M. Fought on hard after straightening to hold some chance. Was crowded closing stages and not ridden out fully. |
| 7 | 11 | LA MERVEILLE (CC205) | H W Lai | CP/H | Broke well. 2 wide slightly behind midfield at 1000 M. Shifted ground to be amongst last few at end of back straight. Last one on straightening. Switched widest at 200 M and made up some late ground. |
| 8 | 8 | NATURAL ECHO (CB326) | H K Yim | B | Began awkwardly. Raced in the rear section major part of the race. Saved ground on rail entering straight. Responded nicely on the inside final 300 M. Never looked likely. |
| 9 | 12 | HONG KONG GEM (CE114) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped with them. Behind midfield at 1000 M. Wide with no cover and improved position in back straight. Pressured on the bend and shifted wide on straightening. Same paced till finish. |
| 10 | 1 | KIDDY SING (CD005) | D Whyte | -- | Fair begin. Kept rearward. Remained in rear section into straight. Last few on straightening. No response when asked. Never a threat. |
| 11 | 9 | BULLET TRAIN (CE028) | K H Chan | CP-/B1 | Broke well. Showed early speed to take fence before first turn. Set solid pace throughout. Got passed on straightening and not a factor thereafter. |
| 12 | 5 | EUPHORIC KID (CB165) | C W Wong | V/TT | Broke well. Around midfield. Inconvenience at 1200 M. 2 wide 3Ls off pace with cover at 800 M. No response to hard riding on straightening. Checked at 150 M whilst weakening. |
| 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 |