Race 8 (630)
THE HAPPY VALLEY VASE (HANDICAP) Rating:100-80 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | MY HOME TOWN (CH331) | Z Purton | -- | Had the help of the inside draw and travelled handily near the speed in 4th, switched out approaching home straight and came with a strong challenge, took it up 150 M from home and won decisively. |
| 2 | 11 | NOBLE MAN (CC099) | W M Lai | -- | Given a patient ride in the rear, checked near 600 M and lost 1L, had enormous task in hand, finished with his usual good late effort but the winner had kicked clear. |
| 3 | 5 | DOUBLE LUCK (CH239) | K C Leung | -- | Slotted into a 2-wide position in midfield, into clear 300 M and did his best work inside 200 M after taking some time to get going. |
| 4 | 7 | MI REILLY (CJ199) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped well, over-raced and vied for the early lead before taken back approaching 700 M, prominently placed in 2nd turning in, briefly hit front 200 M but had no answer to the winner's acceleration, flattened inside 50 M. |
| 5 | 10 | CONFUCIUS CLASSIC (CJ141) | Y T Cheng | -- | Slow to begin, obtained a run along the fence in mid-division, finished ok down the inside but couldn't trouble the principals. |
| 6 | 9 | DIAMOND BRILLIANCE (CH002) | C K Tong | TT | Rushed forward from the outside barrier, took it up near 800 M under a solid tempo, headed 200 M out and gradually fizzed out from that point. |
| 7 | 6 | KING ENCOSTA (CG247) | B Doyle | B/TT | Eased to a position behind midfield, shuffled further back down the back straight and had 5Ls to make up 400 M out, checked at a vital moment approaching 200 M, finished off the race fairly. |
| 8 | 4 | CANNONISE (CD377) | K T Yeung | B/TT | Went forward as expected, led until 800 M, under pressure to keep up approaching home straight, battled on but finally gave out inside 150 M. |
| 9 | 12 | STREET CAT (CK037) | J Lloyd | TT | Drifted back to a rearward position 5-6Ls behind leaders, raced wide throughout and covered extra ground on the turns, came widest in straight but never managed to get involved. |
| 10 | 3 | HIGH POINT (CH215) | J Winks | -- | Slow to begin, crossed to a rearward position on the fence, had 5Ls to make up 400 M out, attempted a run down the inside but was held up over the final 150 M. Not properly tested. |
| 11 | 2 | BEAR MACHO (CG152) | B Prebble | -- | Away well enough, sat behind the fast leading trio in early stages, unbalanced on the turn near 600 M and lost some momentum, couldn't find his stride turning in and was eased down. |
| 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 |