Race 7 (175)
KYOTO HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | EXCELLENT PEERS (G033) | M Chadwick | H/XB | Settled just off the pace 3-wide early in back straight, improved to join the leaders rounding home bend, sustained effort to hit the front over 200 meters out, hung on well under pressure. |
| 2 | 3 | NAMJONG SINGS (C480) | C Y Ho | B | Moderate start losing ground, soon recovered to 5th over 2L off the pace, obtained clear passage shortly after straightening, fought on well under pressure. |
| 3 | 6 | HAPPY SHARING (G169) | L Ferraris | TT | Led early from the 2 draw, steadied when crossed by race leader about 900 metres out, kept on steadily from similar position turning for home. |
| 4 | 5 | RED LION (H115) | A Badel | -- | Ridden positively from the widest gate to take up running into back straight, soon crossed to the rails and attempted to make all, unable to sustain effort and headed over 200 metres out. |
| 5 | 10 | TELECOM SPEED (G259) | H N Wong | -- | Close up early, became some 2L off the pace when tempo quickened from 750 metres out, fought on steadily from similar position into straight without threatening. |
| 6 | 9 | STORMTROUPER (E100) | H Bentley | E/TT | Travelled wide in midfield in 6th, similar position into home straight, produced some late impression closing stages. |
| 7 | 7 | OUR LUCKY GLORY (G292) | L Hewitson | SR | Soon dropped to tail-end, trialed the field until approaching final turn, saved ground turning for home, fought on steadily under pressure. |
| 8 | 11 | COMPASSION SPIRIT (D167) | M L Yeung | B | Began well but soon taken back to midfield, dropped further back towards rear passing the 650 metres, steadied for a run inside the 200 metres, did not find much room closing stages. |
| 9 | 8 | MASTER TORNADO (G410) | K C Leung | -- | Close up early from a wide gate, taken back for wide run without cover in midfield, remained similar until approaching home turn, found nothing. |
| 10 | 1 | BEAUTY GLORY (E459) | Y L Chung | H/TT | Began awkwardly losing ground, soon recovered towards the rear on the rail, snuck up closer turning for home, dropped out under pressure inside final 150 metres. (Questioned for disappointing performance) |
| 11 | 2 | ATULLIBIGEAL (G173) | L Currie | H/XB | Travelled in last few, taken extremely wide from the 450 metres into straight, kept on one pace. (Questioned for disappointing performance) |
| 12 | 12 | SUPER DOBBIN (D352) | J McNeil | B | Began awkwardly losing ground, soon recovered 3-wide towards the rear, awkwardly placed rounding home bend swinging very wide into straight, found nothing. |
| 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 |