Race 7 (288)
VENUS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | ARM RUNDA (V248) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Taken in for cover soon after start, settling one-out in midfield. Swung wide entering straight, given reminders and finished strongly to win close home. |
| 2 | 11 | PHANTOM FALCON (A128) | H T Mo | -- | Hard ridden to lead 1150m, set strong pace. Kept finding in straight when strongly challenged from 250m, laying out under pressure, until run down final strides. |
| 3 | 9 | STAR OF JOY (A171) | K Teetan | B/H | Hard ridden to hold forward position, settling in box seat 1.5L from leader. Came off fence 350m to challenge, boxed on strongly to line. |
| 4 | 6 | BLAZE STAMINA (V070) | S Clipperton | B/TT | Pressed forward from outside gate, settling 3-wide without cover 2L from leader. Covered extra ground turn, battled on strongly in straight though raced tight final stages. |
| 5 | 12 | MERRYGOWIN (V396) | C Schofield | B | Settled behind midfield along rail. Came off fence entering straight but forced to shift in abruptly 250m when blocked for run. Ran on well to finish just behind place-getters. |
| 6 | 5 | SUPER LEADER (V016) | T Berry | TT | Found pace a little hot and settled in midfield along rail. Switched out in straight to make run and kept on fairly. |
| 7 | 4 | SLEEP EDUCATION (A362) | K C Leung | -- | Outpaced, racing mostly at rear away from fence. Taken wide in straight and ran on fairly. |
| 8 | 8 | SUNNY DRAGON (V412) | A Badel | H/TT | Jumped well, ridden to hold fence in midfield. Stayed on fence around home turn and kept on fairly in straight. |
| 9 | 2 | FLYING TOURBILLON (T051) | U Rispoli | B/XB | Steadied on jumping, taken in from widest gate and last on settling. Last into straight before making up good ground final 200m. |
| 10 | 1 | VICTORY MARVEL (T426) | N Callan | P | Jumped well, pressed forward, settling one-out 3L from leader. Stayed with pace to 200m before tiring. |
| 11 | 3 | WHO ELSE BUT YOU (T341) | W M Lai | H | Began fairly, then crowded, losing ground. Hard ridden but didn't muster, dropping one-out behind midfield. Taken to centre track on straightening but only one-paced. |
| 12 | 10 | KING MORTAR (A097) | M F Poon | B | Hard ridden to race outside leader entering back stretch. Kept position to straight when dropped out abruptly and finished last. Bled from both nostrils, lame left front leg. |
| 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 |