Place	Horse No	Horse Name	Jockey	Trainer	Rate	Weight	ON	RD	Draw	Margin	Time	In Running	Section Time
1	6	HERO STAR (D033)	Y. L. Chung	K. L. Man	37	129	6.5	4.4	4		1:10:64	1-1-1	24.07 22.98 23.59
2	1	MY INTELLIGENT (G031)	Z. Purton	W. Y. So	40	135	3.8	4.2	9	1.25	1:10:85	3-3-2	24.19 23.10 23.56
3	8	SAME TO YOU (H057)	B. Avdulla	M. Newnham	36	131	47	53	11	2	1:10:94	11-11-3	25.11 22.86 22.97
4	10	DOUBLE SHOW (G250)	L. Ferraris	D. Whyte	32	127	5.2	3.4	1	2	1:10:95	4-4-4	24.31 23.06 23.58
5	9	GENERAL ACE (G425)	C. Y. Ho	K. W. Lui	34	129	12	12	3	2.25	1:11:01	8-10-5	24.67 23.14 23.20
6	5	ALLOY KING (D287)	H. Bentley	K. H. Ting	37	132	13	23	8	2.75	1:11:08	2-2-6	24.11 23.06 23.91
7	12	VAMOS (G004)	H. Bowman	D. Hall	32	127	12	12	10	2.75	1:11:09	10-9-7	24.79 23.02 23.28
8	11	H Z TOURBILLON (E149)	B. Thompson	T. P. Yung	32	127	7.6	10	2	5	1:11:42	6-7-8	24.47 23.10 23.85
9	4	WOODFIRE CHAMP (H292)	A. Atzeni	C. W. Chang	38	133	10	16	6	5	1:11:45	7-6-9	24.51 23.06 23.88
10	3	THE CONCENTRATION (H465)	K. C. Leung	P. F. Yiu	38	133	46	62	7	7	1:11:76	9-8-10	24.67 23.02 24.07
11	7	FIRE BALL (D087)	A. Hamelin	C. H. Yip	36	131	14	15	5	9.5	1:12:16	5-5-11	24.35 23.18 24.63
WD	2	YOUTH POWER (H358)	M. L. Yeung	D. A. Hayes	39	134	27			WD	--

Sire:Kaphero

Breed of the Winning Horse:HERO STAR

Dam:Winning Betsy

Pool	Winning Combination	Dividend (HK$)
win	6	44.5
place	6	17.5
	1	16
	8	120.5
forecast	6-1	206
quinella	1-6	86
quinella place	1-6	37.5
	6-8	323
	1-8	287
tierce	6-1-8	4893
trio	1-6-8	1230
first 4	1-6-8-10	901
quartet	6-1-8-10	23586

Recap by phillip woo

After leading from gate four and turning the final bend two lengths on top, Hero Star kept up a strong gallop for a fifth career win over the Valley 1,200m. He was well rated having his second straight run in Class Five. My Intelligent stayed on well for second after chasing the speed three wide without cover the entire trip from gate 10. He will be saluting shortly if he remains in the grade. Same To You came from last and widest out to snatch third. It was an improved effort with a step up to 1,200m at his second start in Class Five. Firming favourite Double Show lost third late after a prominent run on the fence. It was another honest performance. General Ace finished nicely for fifth with two wider out after biding his time four from the rear. It was a better effort with a return to the course and distance of a win in February. Alloy King whacked on one paced after a pace-stalking run from gate nine. Vamos made some ground late without threatening near the inside after biding his time one from the rear from an outside draw.

Racing Incident Report

Race One : (647) - COCHRANE HANDICAP - Class 5 - 1200Meters

Horse No 1 MY INTELLIGENT (G031) Z Purton Blundered on jumping.

Raced wide and without cover for the majority of the event.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 3 THE CONCENTRATION (H465) K C Leung Shortly after the start was steadied when crowded between ALLOY KING (H Bentley) which shifted in slightly and WOODFIRE CHAMP which was taken out by FIRE BALL which in turn was taken out slightly by HERO STAR (Y L Chung).

Both H Bentley and Y L Chung were advised to exercise more care.

From the 700 Metres raced very wide and without cover.

Horse No 4 WOODFIRE CHAMP (H292) A Atzeni Jumped only fairly.

Shortly after the start was crowded for room.

Leaving the 900 Metres commenced to over-race and for some distance thereafter got its head up when being steadied to avoid the heels of FIRE BALL.

Horse No 6 HERO STAR (D033) Y L Chung Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 8 SAME TO YOU (H057) B Avdulla From the outside barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Horse No 10 DOUBLE SHOW (G250) L Ferraris Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 11 H Z TOURBILLON (E149) B Thompson Knuckled over on jumping and lost ground.

In the early part of the Home Straight lay in when reluctant to shift to the outside of DOUBLE SHOW.

Then continued to lay in and had some difficulty obtaining clear running approaching the 200 Metres when positioned behind ALLOY KING.

After the race, B Thompson reported that after obtaining clear running approaching the 200 Metres his mount finished the race off only fairly.

A veterinary inspection immediately following the race which included an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea.

Before being allowed to race again, H Z TOURBILLON will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

Horse No 12 VAMOS (G004) H Bowman From a wide barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Horse No 2 YOUTH POWER (H358) M L Yeung Was a late withdrawal acting on veterinary advice after sustaining a wound to the right hind leg and being found to be lame in the right front leg after becoming fractious whilst being transported to the racecourse.

Before being allowed to race again, YOUTH POWER will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.