Race 5 (015)
SOUTH BAY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | PERSEVERANCE (CD243) | B Prebble | TT | Good spot with cover about 3Ls back in 5th from the 1200 M, niggled along to improve turning for home, led 150 M out and won with plenty in hand. |
| 2 | 5 | HARRY HARRY (CD019) | G Mosse | XB | Caught 3-wide but with cover throughout, in midfield about 4Ls back at the 800 M, headway 500 M out and stayed on well to secure 2nd but had no hope with winner. |
| 3 | 4 | SUNNY RIVIERA (CC240) | M Nunes | B/TT | Settled in rear as usual, 8Ls last at halfway, got going when left 3-wide no cover at 600 M, stayed on well to take a clear 3rd. |
| 4 | 2 | FREEBIRD (CC319) | F Coetzee | BO2 | Always wanted to hang out, 1L down in 2nd at 1200 M and pressured to remain there at the home bend, continued to hang and one-paced closing stages. |
| 5 | 1 | SUDDEN SPLENDOR (CE251) | Y T Cheng | B/XB | Caught 3-wide early and again at 800 M when 2Ls or 3Ls off pace among the front rank, 2Ls back in 3rd off final turn, extra work took its toll close home. |
| 6 | 10 | KAISER'S CHOIX (CE305) | S Dye | B/XB | Trapped 4-wide without cover in midfield at 1000 M and strode on to lead by 1L on fence at 800 M, faded once headed by the winner inside the final 200 M. |
| 7 | 12 | AURELIAN (CC025) | H W Lai | CP | One from rear about 7Ls off pace at the 1000 M, only marginally closer on straightening and made no significant impact. |
| 8 | 7 | CHATER DE LAGO (CG246) | G Boss | B/TT | 2-wide in 8th or so about 4Ls or 5Ls off pace until home turn, lacked any turn of foot and beaten 200 M out. |
| 9 | 6 | KEY WINNER (CG157) | K L Chui | TT | Failed to muster any early speed and 4-back on fence about 5Ls or 6Ls off pace from 1200 M to home turn, plodded on. |
| 10 | 8 | G-ONE LEADING (CE306) | D Whyte | -- | No excuses having had a nice run on the fence around midfield about 3Ls off pace from the 1000 M to home turn (when slightly held up), found zero off the bit. |
| 11 | 11 | NEW COMMAND (CG135) | C W Wong | B | Crossed to lead on fence by 1L about 1300 M out, headed soon after and came under pressure to hang onto to 2nd place from the 600 M, beaten before the home bend. |
| 12 | 3 | LAZY BUDDIES (CC208) | O Doleuze | B | Unacceptable performance, never travelled well and ridden along towards rear about 7Ls off pace at halfway, lost further ground from top of home 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 |