Race 7 (211)
DUNNOTTAR CASTLE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | CHILL CHIBI (H109) | C L Chau | TT | Settled one from last and waited with, commenced move wide rounding home bend and widest in last into straight, cantered to lead down the centre of the track to win convincingly. |
| 2 | 3 | ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) | J McDonald | H/TT | Settled in 5th on rail some 4L off the pace, came 6th coming onto home bend, saved ground turning for home hitting the front under pressure 200 metres out only to be overshadowed by fast-finishing winner shortly after. |
| 3 | 10 | FRANTANCK (H429) | K Teetan | -- | Began well from a middle draw gradually crossing to rails in front racing keenly most of the way to the 750 metres, maintained 1L advantage rounding final bend and into straight, headed under pressure 200 metres out. |
| 4 | 2 | ESCAPE ROUTE (E273) | B Avdulla | H | Settled at the back from the widest draw and waited with, trailed the field coming under pressure 500 metres out, saved ground making home turn holding some chance 200 briefly metres out, made no further impression. |
| 5 | 5 | LEAN HERO (G402) | K C Leung | B/TT | Began well from a poor draw settling some 3L back in 4th, gained closer to pace half-way out before coming under pressure home bend, ran home one-paced from 4-wide into straight. |
| 6 | 8 | GALLANT HERO (E480) | M F Poon | -- | Settled just behind midfield mainly in 7th on the rail, lost position before coming under pressure onto home bend, inconvenienced behind runners 350 metres out, kept on at the one pace under pressure. |
| 7 | 6 | S J TOURBILLON (G138) | L Hewitson | CP/SR/XB/TT | Settled just worse than midfield 2-wide, went wider rounding home bend and into straight, fought on steadily under pressure after inconvenienced 150 metres out. |
| 8 | 4 | MAJESTIC VICTORY (E441) | Y L Chung | TT | Vied for lead from a poor draw holding narrow advantage briefly first time past the post, shifted back to 1L 2nd 2-wide onto first bend, came under pressure rounding final bend but soon faded after straightening. |
| 9 | 7 | BIG RED (H299) | Z Purton | XB1 | Broke well before taking back to midfield over 4L back, went one of the widest turning for home, dropped out tamely. (Jockey reported racing too keenly.) |
| 10 | 9 | SURUGA BAY (J022) | M L Yeung | B1 | Jumped awkwardly settling just off the pace in 2L 3rd, weakened sharply out of contention 500 metres out. |
| 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 |