Race 8 (196)
COTTON HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | ROMANTIC SON (J537) | H Bentley | CP | From draw 1 moved forward to track leader, quickened up to lead nearing 200M, kept going strongly final stages for a smooth win. |
| 2 | 3 | BUNDLE OF CHARM (G213) | H Bowman | -- | Began well, restrained to race behind leaders in 5th, found clear running along the inside on straightening, moved up to 2nd 150M but was readily held by winner late stages. |
| 3 | 4 | SILO (J399) | J McDonald | CP-/TT1 | Jumped well, restrained to race in mid-division, driven along 450M, closed off nicely final 200M to take 3rd close home. |
| 4 | 7 | REFUSETOBEENGLISH (K362) | A Atzeni | B/TT | Jumped only fairly, settled down in midfield along the fence, 5Ls to make up 400M, kept on steadily for 4th. |
| 5 | 5 | LOYAL BRIGHT (K574) | K C Leung | CP | Quickly into stride, chased leaders along the 2-path, lay out making the home turn and in the straight, fought on final 300M but couldn't quicken enough to challenge winner. |
| 6 | 2 | SOVEREIGN FUND (J402) | L Hewitson | B/TT | From wide draw guided to a 3-wide spot in midfield early, moved closer to leaders passing halfway, ran on steadily final 300M and finished not far behind the placegetters. |
| 7 | 11 | GOKO WIN (H069) | K De Melo | B | Reserved behind midfield 6Ls off the pace, brought wide on straightening then closed off mildly to be not far off at the finish. |
| 8 | 12 | MY DAY MY WAY (J519) | M F Poon | CP | Switched off to last on jumping from a wide draw, 8Ls off the pace on settling, taken widest passing 400M, closed off well down outside to finish 8th, not beaten far by the placegetters. |
| 9 | 1 | CHEAHA (K567) | Z Purton | TT | Settled back in the field, 7Ls behind leader 400M, closed off steadily without threatening leaders. (Blood in trachea / Jockey - better suited by being stepped up in distance.) |
| 10 | 10 | ALSONSO (J405) | A Badel | B1 | Raced keenly with blinkers applied and led the event as a result, headed near 200M, no extra and weakened away. (Jockey - not suited by racing in the lead.) |
| 11 | 6 | GIANT LEAP (J143) | E C W Wong | B | Driven forward to be chasing leader, fought hard to stay in contention early straight, couldn't sustain run 200M, weakened. |
| 12 | 8 | CAPTAIN LINK (K515) | M Chadwick | B-/TT1 | Jumped only fairly, settled towards rear, drifted back to last 700M, detached from the field home turn and never involved. Ran poorly on his debut. (Roarer.) |
| 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 |