Race 7 (147)
THE KWANGTUNG HANDICAP CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | HARMONY N BLESSED (E061) | Z Purton | B/TT | Disputed lead early settling one back in 3rd, renewed effort entering home straight and hit the front under pressure over 150M out, just held on to the line. |
| 2 | 2 | ETERNAL FORTUNE (K010) | H Bowman | B/TT | Prominent from a poor draw travelling 3-wide early, shared 4th some 3L off the pace from early in back straight, fought on dourly from 2L back into home straight and only to be denied narrowly. |
| 3 | 5 | QUARTZ LEGEND (K548) | D Probert | TT1 | Settled in rear on rail, saved ground turning in for home, ran on under pressure closings stages to snatch 3rd late. |
| 4 | 8 | LUCKY XANDER (K407) | K Teetan | SB-/V1 | Jumped awkwardly, settled mainly towards rear, fought on steadily down the centre of home straight without threatening. Jockey reported horse raced greenly. |
| 5 | 6 | CANDLELIGHT DINNER (J468) | M L Yeung | H | Soon took up narrow running on rail after beginning from the one draw, narrowly headed over 650M out, folded up quickly out of contention inside final 100M. |
| 6 | 7 | BLUE ILLUSION (K468) | A Atzeni | B1 | Midfield throughout, saved ground turning in for home, fought on steadily without threatening. |
| 7 | 12 | SIR CHARGE (K361) | H T Mo | TT | Checked and crowded shortly after start from a poor draw, travelled wide without cover in last few, remained in a similar position into home straight, fought on past beaten horses down the centre of the track inside final 200M. |
| 8 | 3 | PARENTS' LOVE (H405) | Y L Chung | H/TT | Broke well from a wide draw and ridden along 3-wide vying for lead, disputed lead 2-wide about 700M out gaining narrow advantage on home bend, swamped under pressure about 150M out. |
| 9 | 4 | SIX THREE WIN (K513) | L Hewitson | -- | Settled wide without cover in midfield after beginning from the widest draw, one-paced under pressure from a similar position into straight, hung in closing stages. |
| 10 | 11 | TACTICAL COMMAND (H197) | H Bentley | B | Settled in midfield on rail, drifted further back to 9th towards rear over 600M out, soon weakened under pressure in home straight. |
| 11 | 9 | VICTOR THE RAPID (J393) | E C W Wong | B2/TT | Soon dropped to tail-end from a wide draw, saved ground on rail turning in for home, never nearer. |
| 12 | 10 | LOOKING BRIGHT (K315) | A Badel | -- | Settled some 2L back on rail early stages, drifted further off the pace into 5th inside the 650M, gradually weakened under pressure in straight. (Bled) |
| 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 |