
Race 9 (178)
SHING YIP HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | HUGE WAVE (J197) | A Badel | TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, finished off very strongly to score, won by a neck. |
| 2 | 11 | SKY HEART (J092) | H Bentley | TT | Out with rest, raced 2 wide, 1 to 2 lengths back, similar position on turn, took the lead 200M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner late, just beaten by a neck. |
| 3 | 5 | SOLEIL FIGHTER (J127) | Z Purton | XB | Away with them, positioned 2 wide slightly better than midfield, 3 lengths back turning in, made good progress early in straight, peaked on run 100M, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 4 | 8 | KEEFY (G306) | M F Poon | -- | Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 7 lengths or so back, same margin back turning in, made good progress in straight to make frame without threatening. |
| 5 | 12 | FALLON (H219) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, still 9 lengths behind the leader turning in, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. |
| 6 | 1 | SPEED DRAGON (H380) | C Y Ho | B | Jumped only fairly, raced towards rear on the outside, 7-1/2L back turning in, made some progress in straight. |
| 7 | 4 | SING DRAGON (J141) | L Hewitson | TT | Shifted in at start, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, challenged the leaders early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened final 100M. |
| 8 | 7 | GUSTOSISIMO (J303) | H Bowman | TT | Began well, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, challenged the leader turning in, took the lead early in straight, peaked and headed 200M, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 9 | 3 | MARKWIN (J420) | H Doyle | CP1/TT | Slightly slow out and crowded, raced slightly behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made minor progress early in straight, weakened final 100M. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 10 | 6 | MR ASCENDENCY (G227) | R Kingscote | V/TT | Taken back from gate 10, raced 2 wide at rear, 9 lengths back turning in, failed to close off in straight. |
| 11 | 9 | TELECOM FIGHTERS (D482) | H T Mo | -- | Began well from gate 1, sent forward to take the lead, challenged by rival turning in, peaked and headed early in straight, weakened final 200M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| PU | 2 | TAJ DRAGON (H164) | J McDonald | -- | Taken back from a wide draw, raced towards rear on the inside, pulled up as if something amiss 600M. (See Racing Incidents.) (Lame right front leg.) |
| 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 |