Race 8 (135)
HOI PING HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | FLAMENCO STAR (BS321) | D Whyte | B1 | Ridden hard early before settling around midfield. Steady headway from 600 M to be 4th turning in. Quickened well final 200 M to lead inside 100 M. Just held on. |
| 2 | 5 | GOLDEN CHOICE (BP203) | K S Yu | -- | Niggled along early behind midfield. Dropped back towards rear 800 M out. Made up good ground final 300 M to challenge the winner but just failed after steadying 100 M out. |
| 3 | 11 | INTEGRITY (BT180) | J Egan | -- | Mainly midfield or behind. Ran on well final 200 M to grab 3rd place. |
| 4 | 3 | STRONG WIN (BP306) | C Brown | B | Led briefly before settling in 2nd or 3rd place. Steadied 200 M out. Ran on but got outsprinted by placed horses in the closing stages. |
| 5 | 4 | JIMMY THE GREEK (BV047) | S Dye | B1 | Soon towards rear. Made the first turn awkwardly. Ran on final 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 7 | MERRY MERRY (BV298) | S K Sit | -- | Soon led. Kept on in straight and was headed 100 M from home. |
| 7 | 8 | MY FRIENDS SAY (BP220) | W M Lai | V | Soon towards rear despite being hard ridden. Progress from 800 M to be in touch rounding home bend. Kept on without quickening in straight. |
| 8 | 10 | GIVE TO THEE (BV244) | B Marcus | -- | Always there. 2nd from 600 M. Kept on in straight until no extra in the closing stages. |
| 9 | 12 | FUN MANAGER (CA044) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped well and disputed lead briefly before settling in midfield down back straight. Kept on without threatening upon straightening. |
| 10 | 2 | HAPPY CENTURY (BV214) | F Coetzee | B | Soon settled at rear from wide draw. Last from 500 M. Ran on a bit final 300 M but got held up final 100 M. |
| 11 | 6 | HOSSEGOR (BT136) | S King | V | Began awkwardly and lost position. Always at rear. Kept on final 300 M. |
| 12 | 9 | ZINEDINE (BT242) | M W Leung | B | Never far off. Kept on in straight whilst hanging in. Weakened final 200 M. |
| 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 |