Race 8 (028)
CHUNG HOM KOK HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | SMART LEADER (B456) | J Moreira | B/TT | Always in touch, in 5th place making the final turn, finished off strongly to lead near 100M, gamely held on from 2nd and 3rd late stages. |
| 2 | 11 | AMBITIOUS HEART (V303) | G van Niekerk | B/TT | Never far off from leaders, in 4th place making the home turn, finished off well down center of track, just failed. |
| 3 | 4 | JUMBO HAPPINESS (V315) | Z Purton | -- | Slightly slow away, improved to be racing in midfield along the 2-path 4Ls away, fought on well from 300m out, just held by first 2. |
| 4 | 9 | BALLISTIC KING (C231) | C Schofield | -- | Settled down behind midfield, made steady headway final 300M without threatening the top 3. |
| 5 | 10 | NORDIC WARRIOR (B371) | K Teetan | B | Switched off to race in last after jumping from wide barrier, 8Ls away at 400M, fanned wide into straight, closed off steadily down outsider. |
| 6 | 3 | FORZA ANGEL (B333) | H N Wong | -- | Tracked leader along the 2-path, moved up to challenge 400M, responded well and led mid-straight, run ended 100M, weakened badly final stages. (minor wound to RH pastern.) |
| 7 | 5 | STARLIGHT (V273) | T H So | P- | Jumped on terms from draw 1, reserved in midfield along the rail, gave limited response turning in, no threat from 200M. |
| 8 | 12 | MR PICASSO (T330) | M F Poon | H-/B | Steadied to obtain cover early stages, held up near the rear 7Ls from leader, kept on same pace in straight, never threatened. |
| 9 | 6 | FRUSTRATED (C218) | B Shinn | -- | Driven along to obtain a trailing position behind leader, vied for lead briefly early in straight, soon no extra and weakened. (Jockey unable to explain for the disappointing performance.) |
| 10 | 1 | DREAM COME TRUE (B269) | A Domeyer | -- | Soon led, took them along steadily, headed passing 300M, weakened over final 150M |
| 11 | 2 | JADE THEATRE (A040) | K C Leung | B | Dropped back from wide draw, settled behind midfield 6Ls off the pace, couldn't close off the race, soon left behind by rivals passing 300M. |
| 12 | 8 | MEGA RED (V078) | A Sanna | B | Began awkwardly and lost ground, always towards the rear, didn't respond to pressure 400M, never in the picture. |
| 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 |