Race 5 (195)
KYOTO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | CONFUCIUS SPIRIT (S329) | A Badel | B-/CP2 | Began awkwardly, raced 6 lengths back at rear, improved in the middle stages, very wide turning in, finished off very strongly in straight to score narrowly. |
| 2 | 12 | SHOW MISSION (T436) | H T Mo | B | Moderately away, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths back, there to turn, finished off well but couldn't hold off the winner, just missed. |
| 3 | 3 | EXCEPTIONAL DESIRE (A142) | Z Purton | CP1 | Jumped well from gate 1, showed good early speed to take the lead, travelled well throughout, kicked clear after turning in, peaked and headed final 50M, stayed on for 3rd. |
| 4 | 6 | MANFUL STAR (V010) | J Moreira | -- | Began well from a wide draw, raced 2 wide, 3 lengths or so back in midfield, similar position on turn, angled out near 200M to obtain clear running, made some progress thereafter to make frame. |
| 5 | 10 | PEACE ON EARTH (S254) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Bumped start, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, there to turn, made some progress before bumped near 200M, finished off evenly thereafter. |
| 6 | 5 | PEARL WARM WARM (T183) | S Clipperton | -- | Taken back from the widest draw, raced 7 lengths back at tail, angled out turning in, made reasonable progress in straight. |
| 7 | 2 | DR RACE (T284) | K C Leung | TT | Jumped well, positioned a length or so back on rail, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly in straight. |
| 8 | 1 | LOVE CHUNGHWA (T207) | N Rawiller | TT | Checked at start, recovered to race 3 lengths back on rail in midfield, easy run on turn, raced tight near 300M, one-paced thereafter. |
| 9 | 8 | ACCESSION YEARS (A219) | M Chadwick | TT | Crowded out start, raced 4 lengths back on rail, same margin back on turn, finished off one-paced. |
| 10 | 9 | RESPECT (T359) | M F Poon | B/H | Bumped start, sent forward to race outside the leader in 2nd, peaked after turning in, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 11 | 7 | SECRET AGENT (P388) | C Y Ho | B | Bumped start, raced 2 wide at rear, last turning in, failed to close off in straight. |
| 12 | 4 | BORN DRAGON (V009) | C Schofield | TT | Crowded out start, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide with no cover in midfield, slightly improved in the middle stages, weakened after turning in, checked near 200M, finished last. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |