Race 8 (471)
KOWLOON CITY HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | THIS IS CLASS (B420) | C Y Ho | CP/H | Soon led, travelled strongly into the straight, kicked well clear 200M, had enough to hold off late challenge from 2nd and 3rd. |
| 2 | 6 | GREEN REIGN (D140) | J Moreira | B | From wide draw shifted across behind runners, settled last 6Ls off the pace, ran on well final 300M, nearest finish. |
| 3 | 9 | BEAUTY SPARK (C318) | Z Purton | B/TT | Began awkwardly, reserved in midfield along the fence, chased hard on the runaway leader in straight, nearest finish. |
| 4 | 3 | HINCHINLOVE (C001) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Settled down 2-wide in midfield, driven out top of straight, stayed on moderately for 4th, not reached top 3. |
| 5 | 12 | STARLIGHT (V273) | M Chadwick | -- | Jumped fairly, held up near the rear 5Ls off the good pace, saved ground on inside, kept on steadily on straightening without threatening winner. |
| 6 | 4 | SEVENTH SEA (D134) | B Shinn | SR | Steadied early stages to obtain cover, towards the rear always, stayed on fairly in straight and not pace to challenge leaders. |
| 7 | 8 | FALCON TURBO (B164) | K Teetan | B | Chased leaders in a fast run race, had his chance, faded final 150M. |
| 8 | 1 | FIRST RESPONDER (C205) | N Callan | TT | From draw 1 stayed close to leader, held 2nd to 200M, no extra and weakened. |
| 9 | 7 | PING HAI GALAXY (C377) | M F Poon | -- | Settled behind mid-division, travelled only fairly, brought wide into straight, couldn't finish off. (Jockey : appeared to lose confidence when unbalanced 1000M.) |
| 10 | 10 | TAKINGUFURTHER (C131) | G van Niekerk | H/V | Didn't show sufficient speed from wide draw, unable to race prominently as intended, caught 3-wide midfield then weakened in the straight. (Jockey : did not appreciate being ridden off the speed and not able to finish off.) |
| 11 | 11 | VERY RICH MAN (V286) | H T Mo | H/TT | Chased the pace, 3-wide no cover during race, gave ground nearing 400M, soon beaten and finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.) |
| 12 | 5 | SUPER WISE (A100) | K H Chan | P/TT | Pressed along to chase the pace but caught 4-wide no cover throughout, gave ground home turn, weakened rapidly to finish distant last. (Unacceptable Performance / Lame next day.) |
| 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 |