Race 7 (580)
DOUGLAS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | CLASSA FOR EVER (CD085) | H W Lai | V- | With leaders racing wide down centre of track throughout far side. Gradually worked his way to lead for rails run around home bend. Kicked 2Ls clear upon straightening and just held off runner-up's late surge. |
| 2 | 1 | GIGA SPIRITS (CE335) | B Prebble | XB/TT | Never far off in better than midfield position on rails. In similar position in 4th turning in. Ran home well under pressure to do best work at finish. |
| 3 | 9 | RAINBOW OASIS (CH165) | S K Sit | B1 | Niggled along on rails in last few. Slightly hampered coming out of back straight. Took closer order on rails around bend. Ran on under pressure in straight for best effort at finish. |
| 4 | 4 | FLYING SPRINTER (CD021) | H K Yim | B | Broke well and kept in touch till lost position slightly rounding home bend. Still in 3rd but over 2Ls behind turning in. Fought on steadily but lost placing late. |
| 5 | 6 | LIFELINE RAPIDE (CD204) | D Nikolic | TT | Settled towards rear. Ran on well late closing stages. |
| 6 | 7 | SPEED FIGHTER (CD355) | W M Lai | B | Midfield. Steadied for a stride about 500 M out. In rear of midfield turning in. Fought on steadily without threatening. |
| 7 | 2 | HAR HAR CHARMS (CE100) | D Whyte | -- | Broke well. Close up early. Gradually dropped to forward of midfield approaching Rock. Sustained moderate progress down straight despite a wide trip throughout. |
| 8 | 8 | DASHING WINNER (CA018) | S Dye | SR/CO | Raced wide behind midfield to straight. Kept on steadily under pressure down centre of track. |
| 9 | 3 | THUNDER FLASH (CG270) | C K Tong | -- | Began fairly. Ridden to join leaders. Ceded lead coming out of back straight. Soon dropped out from 2L 2nd into straight. |
| 10 | 11 | GAUCHO (CE033) | A Delpech | TT | 3-wide and with leaders till Rock. Dropped to 3L 4th coming out of back straight. Still plugging on turning for home but weakened noticeably inside final 200 M. |
| 11 | 10 | GALACTIC TACTIC (CH095) | C W Wong | TT1 | Began awkwardly. Soon dropped to last. Trailed the field to home bend. Kept on one pace in the run home. |
| 12 | 12 | OCTABILITY (CG301) | Y T Cheng | TT | With leaders for first 200 M. Dropped to mid-division before Rock. Checked and dropped out of contention coming out of back straight. |
| 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 |