Race 9 (711)
BRIAR HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | MEANINGFUL STAR (E230) | M F Poon | B | Made contact at start, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, challenged the leader from 500M, took the lead 125M, ran on well to the line and scored. |
| 2 | 3 | BUTTERFIELD (C462) | L Ferraris | CP/TT | Slowly away, raced at tail, 9 lengths or so back, commenced move 500M, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to take 2nd, nearest on line. |
| 3 | 10 | NIMBLE NIMBUS (E249) | A Badel | V/TT | Made contact at start, sent forward to take the lead, challenged by rival 500M, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 125M, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 4 | 8 | NEARLY FINE (E430) | C Y Ho | TT | Bumped start, taken back to race towards rear on the outside, 8 lengths or so back, commenced move 400M, very wide into straight, made good progress in the run home to make frame, nearest finish. |
| 5 | 4 | SWORD POINT (G448) | K Teetan | -- | Made contact at start, unable to slot in, trapped wide, 2 lengths or so back, no cover throughout, kept on evenly in straight. (Lame left hind leg.) |
| 6 | 9 | ALACRITY (H210) | Z Purton | TT | Bumped start, raced 3 wide with cover, 2 lengths or so back, 2 wide from 1350M, there to turn, kept on at same pace until no extra final 50M. (See Racing Incidents.) (Abnormal respiratory noise.) |
| 7 | 11 | LA CITY BLANCHE (G371) | M Chadwick | H/TT | Began only fairly, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground throughout, made some progress in straight. |
| 8 | 2 | SAVVY NINE (D056) | L Hewitson | B/XB | Moderately away from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, 4 lengths back, saved ground on turn, kept on same pace in straight. (Lame left hind leg next day morning.) |
| 9 | 1 | SAVAQUIN (D479) | H Bowman | P- | Made contact at start, raced behind midfield on rail, 2 wide from 450M, raced tight and not enough room early in straight, one-paced thereafter. |
| 10 | 5 | TURIN REDSUN (G134) | K C Leung | SR/TT | Average to begin, raced in midfield on the outside, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. |
| 11 | 7 | HANDSOME TWELVE (E462) | H Bentley | -- | Crowded start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 6 lengths back, wider turning in, peaked and raced tight early in straight, weakened and eased final furlong. |
| 12 | 6 | PACKING AWARD (E264) | M Dee | -- | Away well, raced prominently on the inside early, allowed rival to cross 1300M, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader in the middle stages, saved ground throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened final 200M. |
| 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 |