Race 8 (289)
MERCURY HANDICAP Rating:105-80 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | ARCHIPPUS (P361) | Z Purton | V/TT | Guided to the fence soon after the start, travelled strongly in midfield, quickened to lead 200M and stayed it out well to the line for an overdue win. |
| 2 | 5 | BORN IN CHINA (T103) | D Whyte | B | Crowded for room at the start, waited with towards the rear, held up momentarily 200M then came with a late surge to get up for 2nd near line. |
| 3 | 7 | MR GENUINE (S253) | M F Poon | CP | Began well from draw 1 to be chasing leaders, briefly led 250M, outsprinted by winner nearing 150M, lost 2nd just before line. |
| 4 | 3 | HOUSE OF FUN (V092) | S Clipperton | TT | Crowded for room on jumping, ended up towards the rear 4-5Ls off the pace, saved ground on the turn, kept on mildly on straightening, well held by leaders. |
| 5 | 10 | ALMABABY (V057) | K C Ng | TT | Held up midfield along the 2-path, 3Ls off leader 400M, soon into clear top of straight, kept chasing but didn't reach leaders. |
| 6 | 8 | VERBINSKY (V052) | C Schofield | B-/CP2/TT- | Reserved in a 2-wide spot behind mid-division, kept battling in the straight but couldn't get closer to leaders. |
| 7 | 12 | FANTASTIC EIGHT (A079) | U Rispoli | TT | Up with pace early, eased to sit behind leaders 900M, lacked the turn of foot when driven out top of straight, just battled away final 200M. (Lame LF leg.) |
| 8 | 9 | BLOCKER DEE (T374) | K Teetan | -- | Steadied early stages to obtain cover, settled last 7Ls off the pace along the rail, boxed on without threatening. |
| 9 | 1 | WAH MAY FRIEND (T309) | H T Mo | TT | Dropped back to near the rear, no closer than 3-wide throughout, ran on only fairly down outside, never a chance. (Jockey : saddle shifted on jumping causing inconvenience early stages.) |
| 10 | 11 | SUPER LIFELINE (P158) | K C Leung | B | Caught wide no cover from draw 12, 4Ls off the pace in midfield, found no extra in the straight. |
| 11 | 6 | SEA JADE (V307) | T Berry | B | Sent forward and pressed leader on the outside, driven 300M to hold position, weakened rapidly 150M. |
| 12 | 2 | FABULOUS ONE (T005) | N Rawiller | XB/TT | Vied for lead, set good pace to straight, found nothing when asked, dropped away tamely. |
| 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 |