Race 8 (646)
ARC DE TRIOMPHE CHAMPIONSHIPS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | NORDIC ONE (N370) | D Whyte | H/TT | Soon crossed to the lead under positive riding, allowed an uncontested lead, kept on well in straight under hands and heels riding and was never seriously challenged. |
| 2 | 6 | HONG KONG DANCER (N399) | K C Leung | -- | Tracked leader along the fence, rallied to strong handling entering straight but was well held by winner. |
| 3 | 4 | SUNNY FAY (M119) | H Bowman | CP/H/TT | Held up in midfield along the inside, moved out to challenge 300M, ran on steadily to clinch 3rd but never looked like getting to the winner. |
| 4 | 7 | KING DERBY (P225) | Z Purton | B | Taken back from wide barrier, settled behind midfield about 3Ls behind leader, swung wide 400M, closed off willingly for 4th. |
| 5 | 1 | SILLY BUDDIES (S054) | J Moreira | TT- | Overcame a wide draw to race in a one out one back position, driven inside 300M but not making headway, faded passing 100M, checked late stages and not ridden out to finish. |
| 6 | 2 | ALL WIN BOY (P171) | A Suborics | H/TT | Settled behind midfield 4-5Ls behind leader, found less than expected when asked, never going the pace to challenge. |
| 7 | 5 | UNIVERSAL UNION (S263) | K Teetan | -- | Taken back to last, 8-9Ls off the pace and became detached making the home turn, made some late progress over final 200M. (Jockey questioned.) |
| 8 | 12 | BEAUTY JOURNEY (P386) | C K Tong | CP/TT | Dropped back to a rearward position, roused along passing 500M but never going the pace to challenge. |
| 9 | 8 | SUPER ABUNDANTE (S004) | N Callan | B | Close up behind leaders in 4th, first to come under pressure, hard driven 400M but gave limited response, weakened towards finish. |
| 10 | 11 | ALL FRIENDS (M374) | H W Lai | -- | Assumed a midfield position along the 2-path, waited with until 350M but had little to offer when asked, never reached contention. |
| 11 | 9 | CHEERS JOY (N184) | T Berry | H/TT | Eased back, held up near last 7Ls off the pace, not quickened when asked entering straight, never involved. |
| 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 |