Race 4 (699)
NINEPIN GROUP HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | BALTIC WARRIOR (S237) | N Rawiller | TT | Stood flat-footed at start and lost ground. Taken to fence and tagged on to field back stretch. Swung wide into straight, had clear running and finished strongly to win close home. |
| 2 | 4 | THE SYLPH (T055) | J Moreira | -- | Jumped OK, over-raced first turn, settling one-off 4L from leader back stretch. Three-wide final turn, given reminders top straight, finished strongly to just miss. |
| 3 | 2 | VARA PEARL (S138) | K K Chiong | SR | Began well, ridden along behind pace but kept 3-wide without cover back stretch. Rolled forward 4-wide final turn, hit front 200m, run ended close home. |
| 4 | 8 | DANEWIN EXPRESS (S234) | C Y Ho | B/H/XB/TT | Began awkwardly, crowded out and taken to fence at rear. Left fence back stretch, started forward move final turn, taken to centre track and finished off nicely. |
| 5 | 6 | LIGHTNING AND GOLD (P354) | C Schofield | TT | Jumped well, ridden to hold forward position, slipping into box seat first turn. Shuffled two-back 800m, came off fence final turn, rolled forward 500m, boxed on steadily in straight. |
| 6 | 12 | LAUGHING LORD (T071) | K Teetan | TT | Began well, settling one-back, one-off first turn. No change in position back stretch, shaken up entering straight but only one-paced. |
| 7 | 11 | BEST JADE TRIUMPH (P070) | M L Yeung | CP/H | Began OK, shifted across behind runners, dropping to last pair in one-off position. Last turning for home, ran on fairly in straight under the whip. |
| 8 | 3 | EXPECTATOR (N284) | N Callan | B/XB | Vigorously ridden but no pace, dropping to behind midfield close to fence. Under the whip final turn, boxed on in straight under hard riding. |
| 9 | 9 | FRANCE VALOUR (S408) | K C Leung | B | Pressed forward but caught wide first turn and left without cover 1100m. Allowed to improve to lead 1000m, crossing to fence 750m. Joined up front 300m, faded gradually. |
| 10 | 10 | TELECOM BOOM (V144) | H N Wong | -- | Slow, dropping to rear but wide. Lost position back stretch, under pressure turn, boxed on one-paced. |
| 11 | 1 | BOSSIEE (S405) | Z Purton | H/TT | Away quickly, ridden forward, racing outside early leader. Dropped to 3rd 1000m but moved up to race outside new leader. Under pressure 400m, gave ground quickly from 200m. |
| 12 | 7 | FLYING PROSPERITY (V159) | C K Tong | -- | Pressed forward to lead on settling, crossing to fence 1400m. Dropped to 2nd 1000m, then 3rd 800m. Gave ground in straight and finished tailed out. Unacceptable performance. |
| 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 |