Race 5 (685)
HOI LAI HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | HAPPY BAO BEI (S172) | B Prebble | H/TT | Began well but not pushed and allowed to hold rail inside leader. Inched forward along rail around turn to hit the front on straightening. Kept finding under heavy pressure for narrow win. |
| 2 | 4 | JOY LUCK WIN (T225) | M L Yeung | -- | Pressed forward to lead on settling but unable to cross to rail and held in one-off position. Started to hang out from 1000m, hung badly 600m and again 300m. Kept on well to hold second, Racing manners unacceptable. |
| 3 | 9 | GREAT RUN (P223) | D Lane | B | Pressed forward from awkward draw, racing wide till finding cover three-back, one-off at 1000m. Closed in top of straight and boxed on gamely to the line without being able to narrow gap on first two. |
| 4 | 1 | IMPERIAL ROME (N012) | H W Lai | TT | Tightened after start, pressed forward, settling three-back from leader. Not asked for effort until straightening for home when switched out and finished off strongly to just miss a placing. |
| 5 | 11 | RACING MATE (S216) | Y T Cheng | TT | Began well, ridden to hold forward position 2-back from leader along rail. Stayed on rail around turn, got inside run in straight and kept on gamely without narrowing gap to leader. |
| 6 | 12 | HAPPY METEOR (T171) | K C Leung | H | Pressed forward from an outside draw, racing three-wide without cover outside leader. Covered extra ground turn but kept on well to 200m before tiring. |
| 7 | 7 | MR GINGER (N307) | Z Purton | V1/TT | Hard ridden to hold position one-back, one-off. Lost position turn, taken wide in straight and kept on steadily without looking dangerous. |
| 8 | 5 | PAKISTAN BABY (S442) | D Whyte | TT | Shifted across behind runners from wide draw but still away from fence at the rear. Switched wide entering straight but only one-paced when checked 200m. |
| 9 | 8 | BRIGHT STAR (N387) | O Doleuze | B | Crowded out start and last on settling. Last into straight, took rails run and ran past tired runners close home. |
| 10 | 3 | TURIN PEARL (P267) | G Mosse | SR | No early speed, settling in one-off position behind midfield. Had open running on entering straight but only one-paced. |
| 11 | 10 | GROOVY (CL401) | W M Lai | -- | Shifted across behind runners from outside draw, settling at rear in a one-off position. Put under pressure entering straight got no response. |
| 12 | 6 | HARBOUR VICTORY (T016) | C Y Ho | -- | Began awkwardly, shifted out abruptly and lost ground, dropping to rear but away from fence. Continued to race wide at the rear and never competitive. |
| 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 |