Race 4 (194)
HANSHIN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | DARING HEART (V260) | K C Leung | -- | Quickly into stride but over-raced before being settled along rail 5L from leader back stretch. Switched out home turn to make run, hit front 200m, pulled clear close home. |
| 2 | 7 | NEVER BETTER (T140) | J Moreira | V | Jumped well but snagged back, settling 6L from leader along rail. Got inside run in straight and finished off strongly. |
| 3 | 4 | MR KOOL (T335) | U Rispoli | B/H/TT | Quickly out, pressed forward, settling one-back, one-out. Swung wide entering straight, boxed on gamely to line. |
| 4 | 9 | BALAY BALAY (V247) | C Schofield | B/TT | Jumped well, ridden forward, grabbing rail at first turn, 2L from leader. Switched out at turn-in to challenge, boxed on well to 200m before turning one-paced. |
| 5 | 10 | AMAZING GOLD (V408) | H T Mo | H | Began awkwardly, then ridden along for some distance before shifted across behind runners, dropping to rear. Remained well back to 200m before making ground close home. |
| 6 | 1 | HAPPY AND HEALTHY (T056) | M F Poon | B/TT | Raced in midfield mostly, one away from fence. Taken wide in straight but only one-paced under hard riding. |
| 7 | 6 | SPINNING DANCER (S078) | N Rawiller | CP | Pressed forward from an outside draw but stranded wide without cover in midfield. Covered extra ground throughout and only one-paced in straight. |
| 8 | 5 | GENEROUS BOBO (S096) | W M Lai | B/TT | Jumped OK but not enough speed to cross in and dropped back to behind midfield for cover. One-paced in straight. |
| 9 | 3 | PERFECT CHOICE (A216) | B Prebble | TT | Jumped well, shared early pace before taking lead 1350m, pulling 2L clear back stretch. Collared passing 200m and faded. |
| 10 | 12 | DRAGON DANCE (V409) | M L Yeung | B | Pressed forward from an outside draw, racing wide till settling one-out 2L from leader back stretch. Shaken up at turn-in but found little and faded. |
| 11 | 8 | LETSGOFREE (T292) | S Clipperton | B | Crowded out start, taken to rail, settling towards rear. Never in contention and finished well back. Unacceptable performance. |
| 12 | 2 | MIGHTY BOY (A352) | T Berry | B | Crowded out start and clear last on settling. Hard ridden back stretch but became detached approaching turn and finished tailed out. (Irregular heart rhythm). |
| 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 |