Race 8 (525)
BLACK'S LINK HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | AWARD (CE111) | O Doleuze | TT | Began fairly, showed little early speed to settle near rear as usual, raced 2nd last 2-wide 10Ls from lead, made a 3-wide run from 600 M, 4Ls away on turn, sprinted home widest in straight to claim victory in shadow of post. |
| 2 | 12 | ABERDEEN (CE182) | Y T Cheng | H/TT- | Restrained from wide alley to settle in rearward division, 8-9Ls away in 2 wide spot in middle stages, made 3-wide run without cover from 600 M 2-3Ls away on turn, hit lead at 100 M and overhauled late. Solid effort. |
| 3 | 8 | CAPITALAND (CE152) | H K Yim | -- | Began awkwardly and restrained to last, raced at tail 11Ls from lead on rails, tracked 3-wide from 500 M, made run 4 and 5-wide in straight, did best work late to claim 3rd. Good run. |
| 4 | 11 | CYPRESS HILL (CE061) | C K Tong | -- | Began with them, taken hold of to settle worse than midfield 2-wide 7-8Ls away, shuffled back to tail on turn, held up when making run between runners in straight, made good ground late when clear. |
| 5 | 1 | CALIFORNIA BISHOP (CD351) | K L Chui | TT | Broke with them, pushed forward 4-wide early to race outside leader (good early speed), raced 1L away thereafter, under pressure approaching turn, lacked extra gear and kept on same pace to line. |
| 6 | 3 | CAPE PRINCE (CG066) | D Whyte | -- | Fast into stride, showed good pace to take up early lead, challenged in first half and eventually took sit at mid-way, raced on bit thereafter, slipped off fence and hit lead early in straight but workload told and weakened late. |
| 7 | 5 | GALLANT FALCON (CD194) | C Munce | TT | Slow to begin, pushed along to hold midfield position 2-wide 6Ls away, had easy run using nothing in middle stages, shuffled back in traffic approaching turn, finished race off evenly not being fully ridden out last 100 M. |
| 8 | 4 | KING OF FISH (CB105) | W C Marwing | B | Fast into stride, pressed on to challenge for lead early, worked very hard to eventually cross to lead at 800 M, backed off tempo after early speed, held 1L advantage turning, passed at 200 M, tightened near line when beaten. |
| 9 | 6 | ARMONDO (CB387) | H W Lai | B/TT | Began with field, niggled along to hold prominent spot eventually settled on rails 4Ls away, had run of race in mid-section, followed paint in straight and made up some late ground without threatening winner. |
| 10 | 2 | FIGHTING MASCOT (CB426) | G Schofield | -- | Average to jump, slotted in to midfield position, closer than usual 2-wide 3-4Ls away, spent no petrol in run, made run between runners approaching straight, didn't get a lot of room but finished race off fairly. |
| 11 | 10 | LUCKY DRAGON (CD322) | G Mosse | TT | Away with them, pushed forward to be amongst first few early, settled just off pace on rails 2Ls away in mid-section, followed rails into straight and didn't have much luck over final stages. Inconclusive run. |
| 12 | 7 | FORTUNE BOY (CC378) | D Dunn | CP/TT | Bounced out early, pushed along to take up position midfield on rails, 5-6Ls away, raced ungenerously throughout, hard ridden entering straight and effort was one-paced to line. |
| 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 |