Class 3 - 1800M - C+3
Course: HV Cloudy Going: g
Finish Time: 1:48:95
Sectional Time: 13.74 23.63 24.24 23.79 23.55
| Place | Horse No | Horse Name | Jockey | Trainer | Rate | Weight | ON | RD | Draw | Margin | Time | In Running | Section Time |
| 1 | 2 | JOY OF SPRING (H383) | E. C. W. Wong | C. Fownes | 78 | 129 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 1 | 1:48:95 | 3-3-3-3-1 | 61.85 23.99 23.11 | |
| 2 | 5 | LIVEANDLETLIVE (K156) | Y. L. Chung | A. S. Cruz | 70 | 124 | 5.7 | 5 | 4 | 0.75 | 1:49:07 | 1-1-1-1-2 | 61.61 23.79 23.67 |
| 3 | 4 | WROTE A NEW PAGE (K226) | J. McDonald | C. S. Shum | 73 | 129 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.75 | 1:49:08 | 5-5-5-4-3 | 62.13 23.87 23.08 |
| 4 | 6 | STAR CONTACT (E472) | H. Bowman | D. A. Hayes | 69 | 125 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2.25 | 1:49:31 | 2-2-2-2-4 | 61.73 23.87 23.71 |
| 5 | 7 | CHARITY GAIN (H431) | L. Hewitson | D. Eustace | 67 | 123 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 7 | 2.5 | 1:49:34 | 7-7-7-5-5 | 62.57 23.63 23.14 |
| 6 | 3 | MONDIAL (K206) | M. Chadwick | M. Newnham | 75 | 131 | 26 | 38 | 6 | 3.25 | 1:49:47 | 4-4-4-6-6 | 62.09 24.11 23.27 |
| 7 | 8 | STURDY RUBY (H207) | C. Y. Ho | K. L. Man | 67 | 123 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1:49:58 | 9-9-9-8-7 | 62.77 23.79 23.02 |
| 8 | 1 | FALLON (H219) | M. L. Yeung | A. S. Cruz | 79 | 135 | 9.3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1:49:59 | 10-10-10-10-8 | 62.85 23.91 22.83 |
| 9 | 12 | SPIRIT OF PEACE (K007) | K. Teetan | John Size | 64 | 120 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 8 | 4.5 | 1:49:67 | 11-11-11-11-9 | 63.17 23.63 22.87 |
| 10 | 9 | AESTHETICISM (H289) | H. Doyle | P. C. Ng | 66 | 122 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 5.5 | 1:49:82 | 12-12-12-12-10 | 63.21 23.79 22.82 |
| 11 | 10 | TALENTS TRUMP (K535) | D. Probert | F. C. Lor | 66 | 122 | 30 | 60 | 11 | 6.75 | 1:50:02 | 6-6-6-7-11 | 62.33 24.03 23.66 |
| 12 | 11 | S J TOURBILLON (G138) | R. Kingscote | C. H. Yip | 64 | 120 | 25 | 47 | 9 | 10 | 1:50:55 | 8-8-8-9-12 | 62.61 23.99 23.95 |
| Pool | Winning Combination | Dividend (HK$) |
| win | 2 | 69 |
| place | 2 | 22.5 |
| 5 | 19.5 | |
| 4 | 16.5 | |
| forecast | 2-5 | 349 |
| quinella | 2-5 | 161 |
| quinella place | 2-5 | 61 |
| 2-4 | 51 | |
| 4-5 | 47 | |
| tierce | 2-5-4 | 1338 |
| trio | 2-4-5 | 201 |
| first 4 | 2-4-5-6 | 547 |
| quartet | 2-5-4-6 | 11160 |
| 7th double | (10-2) | $6710.5 |
| 7th double consulation | (10-5) | $995.5 |
| 2nd treble | (6/10/2) | $56406.0 |
| 2nd treble consulation | (6/10/5) | $6486.0 |
| 4th double trio | (3,4,10/2,4,5) | $198547.0 |
| six up | (2,6/2,3/8,9/6,11/4,10/2,5) | $9776.0 |
| jockey challenge winner | 9 [H Doyle] | |
| trainer challenge winner | 1 [C Fownes] |
Recap by phillip woo
Joy Of Spring capitalised on a box-seat run to take control 50m out for a fifth win from 21 starts. He took full advantage of gate one to improve his record over the Valley 1,800m for three wins from five attempts. Punted late Liveandletlive kept on solidly for second after dictating the pace as expected from gate four. He's a winner waiting to happen. Favourite Wrote A New Page just failed to get up for second after making his run fifth on the fence. It was another honest effort. Veteran Star Contact plugged on well for fourth after a speed-tracking run from gate two. He's given a decent sight for fourths in two of three tries over the Valley 1,800m. Charity Gain was doing his best work late for fifth after a rails run from behind midfield. It was another honest effort over the valley 1,800m. Mondial came up one paced after a prominent run. It wasn't a bad effort resuming first up off a 245-day break for his new trainer. Fallon was getting going late down the outside to finish next best ridden third last from gate 12. Sturdy Ruby made some ground without threatening after biding his time three from the rear.