Race 7 (608)
THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | GRAND COMMANDS (CD300) | O Doleuze | SR | Began well from middle draw to lead. Soon crossed to rails and made all. Drew clear after straightening. |
| 2 | 6 | THE WORLD OF LOVE (CC066) | F Coetzee | CP1 | Chased leader to straight. Kept on steadily under pressure without threatening. |
| 3 | 11 | PROPELLOR (CE263) | W M Lai | -- | Raced wide in midfield. Fought on well down centre of straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 8 | TOP TOP LIGHT (CG182) | B Prebble | TT | Raced just worse than midfield. Ran on steadily down straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 9 | RAINBOW OASIS (CH165) | D Whyte | B | Raced wide in midfield to straight. Made modest headway without threatening. |
| 6 | 7 | ASIAN CITRUS (CH246) | K L Chui | -- | Not too far off in 4th always within 3Ls of pace. Similar turning in but ran home one-paced. |
| 7 | 3 | SIAMERIC TE SPECSO (CE171) | D Nikolic | TT- | Close up early. Steadied to 5th some 3Ls back on rails turning into back straight. Similar turning for home. Soon faded gradually. |
| 8 | 12 | DR POSSI (CE288) | C W Wong | -- | Jumped to midfield from widest draw, gradually settling in 2nd last. Only ran past beaten horses closing stages. |
| 9 | 10 | KINGSTON WINNER (CC024) | H W Lai | B | Raced wide in prominent position in straight. Dropped away quickly. |
| 10 | 1 | AMAZING ME (CH080) | K T Yeung | XB/TT | Never better than midfield. Kept on same pace to the line. |
| 11 | 2 | GLORY YEARS (CE023) | G Mosse | B | Always wide in last few. Made no impression in straight. |
| 12 | 5 | SUPER MUSIC (CG248) | S Dye | BO-/XB-/B2/TT | Never seen with a chance. |
| 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 |