Race 5 (250)
BLUE POOL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | BRILLIANT FLASH (CE042) | C K Tong | B | Covered up towards rear early about 6Ls off pace, headway to be 5Ls back in mid-division off final bend, stayed on strongly to get up in final strides. |
| 2 | 8 | LUCKY FRUIT (CG026) | D Whyte | -- | Had the box-seat position on fence about 2Ls from the speed in 4th or so until home turn, led 200 M out and looked all over the winner before being grabbed inside final 20 M. |
| 3 | 2 | BULLDOZER (CG062) | O Doleuze | B | Slowly away, 2-wide and 3Ls off pace in 5th at 1000 M, same margin behind but pushed out 4-wide off home turn, stayed on fairly well and just nicked a place. |
| 4 | 10 | KIMBERLEY MINES (CA367) | M W Leung | -- | 2-wide in midfield about 4Ls or 5Ls off pace until home turn, stayed on fairly well late but just missed a place. |
| 5 | 4 | NATIVE KID (CG317) | B Prebble | TT1 | Soon led on fence, tended to hang out throughout, 1L clear turning for home but headed at 200 M, no extra late and missed a place. |
| 6 | 5 | BRILLIANT TREASURE (CH045) | K T Yeung | -- | 3-back on fence in midfield throughout when about 4Ls off the speed, stayed on ok without threatening in the stretch, reasonable debut nonetheless. |
| 7 | 6 | SUPREMACY (CD315) | K L Chui | B | 2-wide and 1L back in 3rd early on, same margin back in 2nd turning into homestretch, very one-paced thereafter. |
| 8 | 7 | GENERAL KINGY (CB039) | D Nikolic | B | Failed to muster early speed and midfield or worse about 5Ls off pace through to final bend, never dangerous. |
| 9 | 1 | DASHING CHAMPION (CC015) | H W Lai | SR | 10Ls last off speed early on, still well back off home turn, never got into it. |
| 10 | 12 | GANBARIA (CE052) | F Coetzee | B | 3-wide no cover at 1000 M, disputing lead at 800 M and 1L off pace and tiring into home straight, soon faded out. |
| 11 | 11 | TIGER RIDGE (CD084) | M Odendaal | B/TT | Pushed out 5-wide at 1000 M and 6Ls off pace at 800 M, lost further ground turning for home, never really got involved. |
| 12 | 3 | GLORY YEARS (CE023) | G Mosse | B | Caught 4-wide at 1000 M, left without cover in midfield at 700 M and 5Ls off pace entering home straight, lacked any pick-up and eased through final 200 M. (Mucus in trachea.) |
| 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 |