Race 8 (637)
ARC DE TRIOMPHE CHAMPIONS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | BACK IN BLACK (T358) | Z Purton | TT | Taken back from wide barrier, settled behind midfield 4Ls off the pace, in traffic mid-straight, came through a narrow opening inside 150M, dashed strongly to lead near line. |
| 2 | 3 | FOREVER RED (T365) | J Moreira | P | Held up 2-wide behind midfield 4Ls off the pace, brought wide 400M, closed off well for 2nd. |
| 3 | 5 | TIMELY ARRIVED (S431) | M L Yeung | B | Soon led, pressed by rival passing 800M, fought on to maintain narrow lead in straight until headed by winner inside 50M. |
| 4 | 12 | MULTIMAX (T129) | K C Ng | CP/TT | Caught wide early stages, moved forward to press leader 800M, fought on well entering straight, not pace of leaders final stages. |
| 5 | 11 | FANTASTICO (P178) | K Teetan | -- | Never far off from leaders, 3Ls off the pace 400M, kept up the chase on leaders on straightening but always held. |
| 6 | 10 | WILD BOY (S028) | C Schofield | B | Chased leaders along the fence but had no clear run on straightening, not properly tested. |
| 7 | 2 | ALL GREAT FRIENDS (S279) | O Bosson | -- | Tracked leaders 2-wide, had every chance leaving the bend, flattened out 100M. |
| 8 | 9 | GOLDEN ACHIEVER (V216) | D Whyte | TT1 | Taken back from wide barrier, 2nd last 6Ls off the pace home turn, ran on moderately down outside, encouraging debut. |
| 9 | 6 | ALL WIN BOY (P171) | K K Chiong | H/TT | Held up towards the rear, 5Ls off the pace 400M, gave limited response only. (Lame next day) |
| 10 | 4 | SUPREME FALCON (P224) | B Prebble | CP/TT | Hustled along after the start, not far off, caught 3-wide no cover from 800M, one pace and weakened passing 200M. (Lame LF) |
| 11 | 8 | ROUNDABOUT (T352) | K C Leung | SR | Settled down 3Ls back in midfield, unable to quicken when placed under pressure. (No Vet findings) |
| 12 | 7 | HONG KONG CAPTAIN (V056) | T H So | -- | Taken back from wide barrier, outpaced in last 7Ls off leaders, didn't find any when asked, never in contention. |
| 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 |