Class 4 - 1600M - A+3
Course: ST Sunny Going: g/f
Finish Time: 1:35.0
Sectional Time: 24.59 22.81 24.14 23.53
| Place | Horse No | Horse Name | Jockey | Trainer | Rate | Weight | ON | RD | Draw | Margin | Time | In Running | Section Time |
| 1 | 9 | FIGHTING BOY (P376) | A. Suborics | S. Woods | 53 | 126 | 10 | 9.5 | 1 | 1:35.0 | 9-8-9-1 | 48.68 23.34 23.05 | |
| 2 | 7 | BEST HOPE (S102) | Z. Purton | C. H. Yip | 56 | 129 | 6 | 7.9 | 10 | Nose | 1:35.0 | 3-3-3-2 | 47.96 23.66 23.45 |
| 3 | 2 | HAPPY PLACE (S380) | B. Prebble | T. P. Yung | 60 | 133 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4 | SH | 1:35.0 | 10-10-10-3 | 48.96 23.10 23.02 |
| 4 | 11 | COUP D'ETAT (T294) | N. Rawiller | John Size | 49 | 122 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 7 | 0.50 | 1:35.1 | 4-4-5-4 | 48.20 23.58 23.37 |
| 4 | 1 | CIRCUIT FORTUNE (P357) | N. Callan | K. L. Man | 60 | 133 | 6 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.50 | 1:35.1 | 7-6-6-4 | 48.40 23.42 23.33 |
| 4 | 3 | BEAR-POP (S321) | G. Mosse | J. Moore | 59 | 132 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 0.50 | 1:35.1 | 5-5-4-4 | 48.20 23.46 23.49 |
| 7 | 12 | LIGHTNING AND GOLD (P354) | M. L. Yeung | C. H. Yip | 41 | 114 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 0.50 | 1:35.1 | 12-12-11-7 | 49.24 23.06 22.87 |
| 8 | 6 | ASIA RISING (S159) | M. Chadwick | W. Y. So | 56 | 129 | 17 | 32 | 11 | 1.50 | 1:35.3 | 2-2-2-8 | 47.60 23.94 23.78 |
| 9 | 5 | MONSIEUR MOGOK (S412) | D. Lane | A. T. Millard | 59 | 132 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 1.75 | 1:35.3 | 8-9-8-9 | 48.72 23.30 23.33 |
| 10 | 8 | ROBUST MOMENTUM (P422) | C. Y. Ho | C. Fownes | 56 | 127 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 1.75 | 1:35.3 | 6-7-7-10 | 48.44 23.42 23.50 |
| 11 | 4 | CHANCELLOR (M347) | K. C. Ng | A. S. Cruz | 59 | 127 | 23 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 1:35.5 | 1-1-1-11 | 47.40 24.14 24.00 |
| 12 | 14 | THUNDERSTROKE (T067) | W. M. Lai | C. W. Chang | 44 | 117 | 47 | 99 | 3 | 9.75 | 1:36.6 | 11-11-12-12 | 49.16 23.26 24.19 |
| 13 | 10 | WIN ALONG (P003) | H. W. Lai | K. W. Lui | 50 | 123 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 10.25 | 1:36.7 | 14-13-13-13 | 49.24 23.34 24.13 |
| 14 | 13 | SKIP COURT (P298) | K. C. Leung | R. Gibson | 44 | 115 | 47 | 99 | 9 | 12.25 | 1:37.0 | 13-14-14-14 | 49.40 23.38 24.23 |
| Pool | Winning Combination | Dividend (HK$) |
| win | 9 | 95.5 |
| place | 9 | 31.5 |
| 7 | 26 | |
| 2 | 17 | |
| quinella | 7-9 | 462 |
| quinella place | 7-9 | 134 |
| 2-9 | 64.5 | |
| 2-7 | 68.5 | |
| tierce | 9-7-2 | 4288 |
| trio | 2-7-9 | 570 |
| first 4 | 1-2-7-9 | 128 |
| 2-3-7-9 | 797 | |
| quartet | 9-7-2-1 | 4054 |
| 9-7-2-3 | 21828 | |
| 5th double | (8-9) | $1194.0 |
| 5th double consulation | (8-7) | $106.0 |
Recap by phillip woo
Fighting Boy settled fourth back along the fence, straightened near three deep and dived late to get the whisker in over Best Hope with money for him late. Best Hope settled on his lonesome in third, rallied four deep upon straightening, worked to the front 300m out and was nipped on the wire. Post-time favourite Happy Place travelled fifth from the rear, swung the final bend with three wider out and closed off well despite a tendency to lay-in under pressure to make it very tight on the wire. Circuit Fortune had travelled a position closer than Fighting Boy, peeled six deep at the 300m and closed off well to finish in a rare triple dead-heat for fourth. Early favourite Coup D'Etat was badly held up following a handy run along the fence until gaining a run four deep at the 150m and finished well thereafter to share the Quartet.