Race 3 (427)
HYDERABAD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | VICTORY CODE (CE338) | B Prebble | -- | 2-wide and no better than midfield. Pressured before straightening and responded well. Duelled with a rival over last 200 M before shaking loose last few strides. |
| 2 | 1 | SPEED FIGHTER (CD355) | C Soumillon | SR | Jumped well but took a sit behind the leader. 2-wide and kept within 3Ls of the pace until home turn. Matched strides with winner over last 200 M but came up short close to the post. |
| 3 | 9 | CHAMP DE UNION (CB001) | E Saint-Martin | B/TT | Jumped fairly and was ridden to take up the lead 1000 M. Took a length's advantage into home straight and kept the lead until final 100 M. Held on for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 5 | EVEREST (CC196) | G Mosse | -- | Settled on fence at midfield. Held up for some distance after straightening. Kept on fairly after finding clear run to make the frame. |
| 4 | 11 | MAGNIFICENT HORSE (CD103) | Y T Cheng | V | Slowly away and then was crowded. Settled on fence behind midfield. Switched out on straightening and closed the race off well. |
| 6 | 3 | MASTER YING (CB249) | K S Yu | B- | Jumped well and ridden along early. Outpaced by leaders and settled on fence behind the pace. Kept in a prominent position making home turn but only managed to stay on same pace in the straight. |
| 7 | 2 | WAFER KING (CD276) | C Brown | PC-/B2/TT | Eased to the rear and trailed field in back straight. Near rear and swung out on straightening. Made up good ground in the straight. |
| 8 | 7 | PERSEVERANCE (CD243) | H W Lai | -- | Wide and without cover at midfield. Kept on without quickening in the home straight. |
| 9 | 6 | DASHING FLAIR (CE330) | S Sanders | CP1/TT1 | Jumped awkwardly and dropped to the rear. Travelled along the fence and near last to enter home straight. Closed the race off strongly before being held up over last 100 M. |
| 10 | 4 | MY PRIDE (CG017) | D Whyte | V | Led briefly before taking a sit behind the pace. Tracked leader in a 2-wide position in back straight. Failed to respond and weakened in the straight. |
| 11 | 10 | KING PALM (CC118) | G Schofield | B | Raced in rear section. Remained in rear section in back straight, raced keenly near 700 M. Near last to enter home straight and unable to find extra thereafter. |
| 12 | 12 | PEACH BLOSSOM (CC309) | M W Leung | TT | Jumped awkwardly. Steadied away from heels a few times and raced behind midfield. Dropped further back after steadying 900 M and raced in rear section. Wide making home turn and couldn't pick up in the straight. |
| 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 |