Class 4 - 1600M - A
Course: ST Sunny Going: g/f
Finish Time: 1:33:74
Sectional Time: 24.09 22.61 23.42 23.62
| Place | Horse No | Horse Name | Jockey | Trainer | Rate | Weight | ON | RD | Draw | Margin | Time | In Running | Section Time |
| 1 | 6 | BIG RETURN (K192) | A. Badel | J. Richards | 51 | 126 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 3 | 1:33:74 | 7-7-6-1 | 47.50 23.14 23.10 | |
| 2 | 7 | JOLLY BRILLIANT (K498) | H. Bowman | P. F. Yiu | 51 | 126 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 8 | N | 1:33:81 | 10-11-8-2 | 47.82 22.94 23.05 |
| 3 | 1 | TURIN CHAMPIONS (L024) | Z. Purton | D. A. Hayes | 60 | 135 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 4 | 1.25 | 1:33:94 | 4-4-4-3 | 47.26 23.26 23.42 |
| 4 | 3 | FAMILY KNIGHT (K490) | M. L. Yeung | D. Whyte | 54 | 129 | 25 | 33 | 6 | 3.25 | 1:34:27 | 9-9-10-4 | 47.62 23.18 23.47 |
| 5 | 8 | AMAZING AWARD (J236) | E. Brown | D. Eustace | 50 | 125 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 3.75 | 1:34:36 | 3-2-2-5 | 46.82 23.38 24.16 |
| 6 | 13 | FLYING AMANI (K152) | M. F. Poon | D. Hall | 42 | 117 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4.75 | 1:34:49 | 14-14-14-6 | 48.30 22.86 23.33 |
| 7 | 9 | CIRCUIT MARSHAL (K526) | C. L. Chau | M. Newnham | 49 | 122 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 12 | 4.75 | 1:34:52 | 12-13-12-7 | 48.06 22.90 23.56 |
| 8 | 11 | SMILING FALCON (K459) | H. Bentley | K. H. Ting | 43 | 118 | 8.1 | 14 | 1 | 5.5 | 1:34:61 | 5-5-5-8 | 47.38 23.18 24.05 |
| 9 | 4 | AESTHETICISM (H289) | L. Hewitson | P. C. Ng | 52 | 127 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 5.75 | 1:34:66 | 13-12-13-9 | 48.02 22.98 23.66 |
| 10 | 12 | AMAZING FUN (H442) | M. Chadwick | C. H. Yip | 42 | 117 | 25 | 99 | 11 | 6.5 | 1:34:78 | 1-1-1-10 | 46.70 23.42 24.66 |
| 11 | 5 | MASSIVE GLORY (K205) | K. C. Leung | F. C. Lor | 52 | 127 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1:34:86 | 6-6-7-11 | 47.42 23.30 24.14 |
| 12 | 10 | TYCOON EXPRESS (K376) | J. Moreira | C. Fownes | 48 | 123 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 8.25 | 1:35:04 | 11-10-11-12 | 47.74 23.22 24.08 |
| 13 | 14 | SPECIAL HEDGE (H354) | H. T. Mo | C. W. Chang | 41 | 114 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 9.5 | 1:35:28 | 2-3-3-13 | 46.98 23.46 24.84 |
| 14 | 2 | SHAMZ (L097) | K. Teetan | A. S. Cruz | 59 | 134 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 1:35:82 | 8-8-9-14 | 47.62 23.14 25.06 |
| Pool | Winning Combination | Dividend (HK$) |
| win | 6 | 36 |
| place | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | 15 | |
| 1 | 27 | |
| forecast | 6-7 | 160 |
| quinella | 6-7 | 63 |
| quinella place | 6-7 | 31.5 |
| 1-6 | 61 | |
| 1-7 | 52 | |
| tierce | 6-7-1 | 809 |
| trio | 1-6-7 | 166 |
| first 4 | 1-3-6-7 | 892 |
| quartet | 6-7-1-3 | 11288 |
| 1st double | (13-6) | $169.0 |
| 1st double consulation | (13-7) | $29.0 |
Recap by phillip woo
Big Return travelled midfield one off the fence before hitting the front near the 100m and keeping on gamely to beat the fast-finishing favourite Jolly Brilliant for back-to-back wins following a step up to 1,600m. Jolly Brilliant rushed home late to make it close on the wire with a step up to 1,600m after making his run five back and one off the fence. He's a winner waiting to happen. Turin Champions had to settle for third after leading 200m out following a prominent run one off the fence. It was a better effort on his past two starts. Family Knight closed well for fourth after a rails run from behind midfield. He's improved on each of his three starts following a downgrade. Amazing Award gradually faded after a speed-tracking run outside Amazing Fun. It was an honest effort.