Race 8 (205)
INVERNESS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | SPEEDY LONGWAH (S242) | N Callan | B/TT | From wide draw quickly crossed to take up a one out one back position, had a good trip under the slow fractions, sprinted to the lead 300M, kicked nicely clear of the pursuers, well in control fin |
| 2 | 11 | HAPPY PLACE (S380) | C Schofield | B/H/TT | Never far off 2-3Ls off leader in a slowly run race, lacked finishing pace of winner final 300M but stayed on steadily to go 2nd 50M. |
| 3 | 5 | SUPEROI (T017) | D Whyte | -- | In close pursuit of leaders but caught 3-wide no cover throughout, outsprinted by winner passing 300M, kept on evenly to hold 3rd. |
| 4 | 9 | GRIFFINDOR (P153) | K C Leung | H/SR | Tracked leaders along the fence in a slowly run race, kept to inside turning home, fought on at the same speed final 200M. |
| 5 | 2 | APPROVE (N299) | K C Ng | B/TT | Soon led from inside draw, set very slow pace upfront and had uncontested lead to straight, headed by winner 300M out, ran on same pace to 100M, faded late. |
| 6 | 3 | ANDOYAS (T109) | Z Purton | H/B1 | Held up midfield along the fence, 4Ls off the pace in a slowly run race, starting to pick up when no clear run final 200M, not tested. |
| 7 | 12 | FIRST SIGHT LOVE (P067) | K Teetan | -- | Eased on jumping from 12, settled near the rear, 5Ls off leader at 400M, closed off soundly but left with too much to do in a slowly run race. |
| 8 | 4 | WILLIE INVICTUS (S255) | C Y Ho | B | Held up towards the rear 6Ls back, not helped by the slow pace, no clear run early straight, ran on well final 200M. |
| 9 | 6 | GREAT CHARM (P111) | G Mosse | SR | Reserved near the rear, 3-wide with cover, stayed on only fairly passing 350M, not reached leaders. |
| 10 | 10 | HAPPY JOURNEY (S299) | V Cheminaud | B-/CP1 | In last place for most of the trip, 6Ls behind leader making the turn for home, ran on final 350M but had too much to make up in a slowly run race. |
| 11 | 7 | WIN IT (P032) | H N Wong | CP | Failed to muster speed, caught 3-wide in midfield, lacked the needed response 350M, faded away 100M. |
| 12 | 8 | BESPOKE COLLARS (S144) | G Benoist | E | In 8th place, settled behind midfield 4Ls off the slow pace, not picked up when put under pressure 400M, faded mid-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 |