Race 5 (087)
FORTRESS HILL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | JUMBO HAPPINESS (V315) | O Doleuze | B | Away with them, sat a length behind the leader on rail, easy run on turn, finished off very well in straight to score. |
| 2 | 11 | MR PICASSO (T330) | M F Poon | H/B1 | Bumped start, positioned on rail in midfield, 2 to 3 lengths back, saved ground to near 450M, no daylight early in straight, shifted in thereafter but caught in traffic again, finished off strongly when clear final 100M. |
| 3 | 4 | BACK IN BLACK (T358) | S Clipperton | TT | Began well, positioned 2 wide in 4th, improved from near 500M, finished off well to take 3rd. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 4 | 12 | GOOD COMPANION (A052) | U Rispoli | TT | Jumped well from a tricky gate, sent forward to race prominently, same position on turn, fought on steadily to the line. |
| 5 | 9 | RADIANT TREASURE (A230) | M L Yeung | SR-/H | Taken back from the widest draw, raced ungenerously at tail in the early and middle stages, still well back on turn, finished off very strongly to be nearest on line. |
| 6 | 3 | GENERAL IRON (P429) | T Berry | H/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 6 lengths back at rear, same margin back on turn, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 8 | NAVAS (V362) | H T Mo | B/XB | Slowly away, positioned on rail at rear, slightly improved along the rail on turn, kept to inside after straightening, no clear running near 100M, made minor progress when clear thereafter. |
| 8 | 10 | TRAVEL DATUK (V235) | K Teetan | B | Away with them, raced 3 wide at rear, awkwardly placed near 1000M, improved from 400M, taken widest in straight, but finished off only one-paced. |
| 9 | 7 | BURST AWAY (A001) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped well from gate 1, took the lead easily, enjoyed the uncontested lead on turn, kicked clear early in straight, peaked and headed near 100M, weakened thereafter. |
| 10 | 1 | GOLDEN HARVEST (N236) | N Rawiller | TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide, 4 lengths back behind midfield, there to turn, finished off one-paced, never a threat. |
| 11 | 6 | SHALLUCK (A295) | K C Leung | -- | Bumped start, raced 2 wide in midfield, same position on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
| 12 | 2 | LOTUS BREEZE (T112) | B Prebble | CP/XB/TT | Slowly away from a wide draw, caught 3 wide with no cover in midfield, emptied early in straight and eased. |
| 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 |