Race 5 (486)
THE MARTELL COGNAC HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | GOOD CONNECTION (BM224) | F Coetzee | -- | Rear early, sent along home turn and ran on to lead inside 100 M. |
| 2 | 1 | ROMANTIC VENTURE (BS233) | B Marcus | B | Rear early, sent along over 400 M out, ran on home straight. |
| 3 | 8 | DIAMOND KING (BN121) | D Whyte | B | Around midfield, improved 700 M, led 200 M, headed inside 100 M. |
| 4 | 9 | GOLDEN PROSPERITY (BL061) | S K Sit | -- | Rear early, progress from 700 M and kept on home straight. |
| 5 | 3 | SPECTACULAR TALK (BV088) | E Legrix | -- | Led 1000 M to 200 M then no extra. (Lame.) |
| 6 | 7 | SHINING WINNER (BL141) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Forward midfield, dropped back 600 M, kept on without threatening home straight. |
| 7 | 5 | CASH FORTUNE (BM188) | S Baster | B | Around midfield, in touch but niggled along over 400 M out, weakened final 200 M. |
| 8 | 14 | CADIZ (BT020) | J Quinn | -- | Midfield, dropped back when hampered 600 M out, modest improvement home straight. |
| 9 | 10 | LUCKY GUEST (BN051) | K C Tsang | V/TT | Mostly around midfield. |
| 10 | 13 | EASY WIN (BP210) | K H Yu | -- | Forward midfield, sent along 500 M out and weakened final 200 M. |
| 11 | 11 | ACTION PLAN (BP194) | C Brown | B | Never a factor. |
| 12 | 4 | NEW ASIA SAGE (BM173) | C W Mok | -- | Prominent to 500 M, faded home straight. (Demoted.) |
| 13 | 2 | SUNNY DAY (BT023) | K K Lai | B | Always wide and never likely. |
| 14 | 12 | BEST GAIN (BT210) | W M Lai | P | Prominent to 700 M, then gave ground. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |