Race 2 (518)
CROMWELL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | NOBLE HERO (CB270) | F Coetzee | TT | Made all, always holding runner-up's strong late challenge closing stages. |
| 2 | 7 | SIGHT CHAMPION (CC151) | D Dunn | -- | Midfield. Gained 5th into straight where baulked for a run over 200 M out. Fought on well but kept at bay by winner. |
| 3 | 2 | LIGHTNING BOLT (CA313) | P H Lo | V | Gradually improved to prominent position before home bend. One-paced under pressure in straight. |
| 4 | 6 | OPTIC FIT (CB457) | G Schofield | B | Prominent to straight. One-paced. |
| 5 | 9 | PRESENT TREASURE (CC077) | Y T Cheng | B | Towards rear most of way. Kept on same pace for remote 5th. |
| 6 | 1 | ENGINEERING WONDER (CB300) | D Whyte | -- | Well back. Ran on past beaten horses in straight. |
| 7 | 12 | GRANVILLE ISLAND (CB118) | S K Sit | B | Prominent to straight then weakened. |
| 8 | 8 | WATCH KING (CC023) | S Dye | -- | Prominent far side. Yielded ground when raced awkwardly around home bend. Never recovered. |
| 9 | 3 | SPEEDY EXPRESS (CB365) | G Mosse | B | Never better than midfield. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 11 | NAOMERIC TE SPECSO (CC093) | A Marcus | B | Never seen with a chance. |
| 11 | 5 | EASY RECEIPT (CC248) | H K Yim | -- | Towards rear into straight. Weakened. |
| 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 |