Race 8 (085)
TOKYO HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | BALLISTIC KING (C231) | A Domeyer | -- | Away well, crossed to race in mid-division, brought wide 450M, let down strongly to take lead passing 150M, kept on well. |
| 2 | 10 | NORDIC WARRIOR (B371) | Z Purton | B | Began fairly, held up in midfield 3Ls off the pace, responded well on straightening, joined by eventual winner 150M, out-battled final stages. |
| 3 | 1 | YOO YOO KING (C399) | K Teetan | -- | Dropped back to be racing towards the rear, 4Ls off leader turning for home, commenced to close off well from 200M, hampered by rival 100M and not able to be properly tested to the line (Finished 4th, placed 3rd after enquiry.) |
| 4 | 11 | FARSHAD (B238) | H W Lai | B | From wide draw eased back near last, made early move 600M circling the field, stayed on well down outside of track but shifted in badly over final 100M causing interference to a rival. (Finished 3rd, demoted to 4th after enquiry.) |
| 5 | 12 | MR PICASSO (T330) | M F Poon | B | Jumped on terms, moved closer tracking leaders passing 800M, vied for lead early straight, outpaced by leaders final 150M. |
| 6 | 5 | MONEY BACK (C392) | B Shinn | -- | Began fairly, settled towards the rear, lost ground 600M, ran on steadily on straightening. Passable debut. |
| 7 | 9 | MEGA RED (V078) | M L Yeung | B | Not hurried, raced as the back-marker until turning home, stayed on past one paced rivals but no threat to leaders. |
| 8 | 2 | REALISM (C286) | L Hewitson | -- | Away fairly from draw 1, moved up along the rails to lead from 950M, joined by rival early straight, stayed in contention until 150M then weakened away. |
| 9 | 4 | FIRST RESPONDER (C205) | N Callan | TT | Began fairly, rushed forward to be racing outside the lead, peaked on its run 250M, plodded home. |
| 10 | 6 | SHANGHAI MASTER (A337) | C Y Ho | -- | Tracked leaders 3-wide, couldn't quicken when asked 300M, faded mid-straight. |
| 11 | 8 | GRATWICK (B110) | M Chadwick | TT | Chased leaders, driven 350M but didn't respond to riding, weakened out of contention 200M. (Jockey : horse didn't appear to be comfortable first time running at Happy Valley.) |
| 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 |