Race 8 (768)
SHELLEY HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | NOTHING NEW (E127) | L Hewitson | H/P/XB | From draw 12 soon crossed to the lead, led at even tempo, kicked on well passing 300M and was always holding off the pursuing rivals. |
| 2 | 1 | PACKING AWARD (E264) | M F Poon | H | Tracked leader on outside, raced keenly passing 1100M, kept on moderately under top weight passing 400M, not able to close the gap on winner. |
| 3 | 9 | LOYAL BABY (E130) | M Chadwick | TT | Settled in 4th place, always in touch, driven out 400M, went 2nd mid-straight, not reach winner, run ended close home and edged out to 3rd late. |
| 4 | 2 | CIRCUIT STELLAR (G076) | B Shinn | H/TT | Dropped back to obtain cover at the rear, over 10Ls off the pace early stages, made his move 500M swinging wide for home, stayed on to go 4th 50M out, not reach top 3. |
| 5 | 10 | THE HULK (C431) | R Maia | -- | Restrained to race towards the rear along the fence, held up for clear running rounding home turn, stayed on mildly over final 300M without threatening leaders. |
| 6 | 3 | CROSSFORD (G068) | K Teetan | H/P | Held up towards the rear 8Ls off the pace, moved to a 3-wide spot halfway, stayed on without threatening leaders. |
| 7 | 5 | GIFT OF LIFELINE (C172) | C L Chau | B | Soon crossed to the fence, settled down in midfield 5Ls off the pace, ridden and kept on same pace over final 400M. |
| 8 | 7 | WORLD FAMOUS (C288) | Z Purton | B | Always prominent tracking leader, unbalanced 1200M when race leader steadied the tempo, outpaced by first 3 turning home, no extra final 200M. (Cut to LH leg.) |
| 9 | 6 | MAJESTIC VICTORY (E441) | L Ferraris | TT | Switched off to race at the rear, 8-9Ls off the pace middle stages, stayed on past beaten horses only in the straight, never a factor. |
| 10 | 11 | HELENE ALLIBOR (E348) | H Bentley | B | Settled behind mid-division, 6-7Ls behind leader rounding home turn, never going the pace to challenge. (Roarer.) |
| 11 | 12 | KILLER INSTINCT (G020) | H T Mo | TT | In mid-division, bumped by rival and taken to a 3-wide spot from 1000M, failed to quicken in the straight, never involved. |
| 12 | 8 | DR WINNING (G053) | A Badel | TT | From draw 1 obtained a midfield position early stages, taken to a 2-wide spot from 1000M, didn't respond to riding and weakened from 300M. |
| 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 |