Race 7 (071)
VERBENA HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | OUTLAWED (T100) | M F Poon | V | Away well, shared pace before settling in box seat 1L from leader. Rolled forward top of straight, hit front 200m, held off late challenge. |
| 2 | 12 | KIRAM (T093) | K Teetan | -- | Jumped well, raced close to pace before hampered and unbalanced near 1000m when one-out at midfield. Got inside run in straight and finished strongly only to fail narrowly. |
| 3 | 3 | GONNA RUN (T094) | N Rawiller | TT | Crowded and lost ground start, dropping behind midfield but holding rail. Stayed at rear to turn, took rails run in straight and finished strongly to grab minor placing. |
| 4 | 7 | LOTUS STRIKES BACK (T145) | S Clipperton | B | Outpaced, racing towards rear between horses. Well back entering straight, took inside run and finished off nicely to be closest at finish. |
| 5 | 2 | THUNDER STOMP (V279) | J Moreira | -- | Ridden early to find cover before slotting in passing 1300m but still three-wide behind midfield. Turned wide and boxed on fairly in straight. |
| 6 | 5 | CHEERFUL BOY (V019) | H N Wong | CP-/B2/TT | Used early to share lead at first turn before inching ahead 1200m, cutting to rail 1000m. Set steady pace to straight, overtaken 150m, faded. |
| 7 | 6 | GREEN ENERGY (A095) | Z Purton | H/TT | Shifted across behind runners soon after start, dropping to last pair. Began to over-race first turn and awkwardly placed passing 1000m. Took rails run in straight and ran on steadily. |
| 8 | 1 | GOODHEART SUCCESS (S162) | H T Mo | B | Ridden early but unable find cover and shifted across behind runners, dropping to last pair. Stayed at rear to straight before running past tired rivals. |
| 9 | 9 | SIR REDALOT (A196) | B Prebble | B- | Began awkwardly, pressed forward, shared pace first turn before settling one-out 1L back. Shaken up 450m but under pressure from 250m and faded. |
| 10 | 11 | GOLDEN SLEEP (T117) | W M Lai | -- | Away well, pressed forward holding rail 3L from leader. Kept tabs to straight when came under pressure and faded. |
| 11 | 10 | ART OF RAW (V368) | C Y Ho | H | Crowded and lost ground start, then pushed forward, settling one-out 2L from leader. Stayed in contention to straight when ran out of steam and faded. |
| 12 | 4 | GOLD LAND (A109) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Bumped and unbalanced start, pressed forward, racing wide 4L from leader. Hampered turning into straight and faded gradually. |
| 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 |