Race 3 (096)
JOHNSTON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | HAPPY GO LUCKY (CH127) | O Doleuze | TT | Led briefly before taking a sit behind the leader on entering back straight. Travelled nicely behind the pace until the home straight. Kept on well and ran down early leader final 100 M to take control of the race. |
| 2 | 7 | BIG KAHUNA (CG177) | B Prebble | B | Settled in rear section early stages. Made up some ground in the back straight and was 3 to 4Ls behind the leader rounding the turn. Continued well but unable to pose serious threat to winner final stages. |
| 3 | 6 | ENGINEERING WONDER (CB300) | H W Lai | XB | No Comments on Running information for this horse. |
| 4 | 2 | MARVELLOUS (CH026) | Z Purton | V/TT | Jumped well to be among early leaders. Took a sit and kept within 3Ls of the pace in the back straight. 3-wide turning for home and kept on fairly in the straight. |
| 5 | 4 | VIENTO (CH181) | D Whyte | -- | Botched the start and was at midfield early. Taken back further to obtain cover after entering back straight. Had a ground saving trip around the turn and steadily made up ground in the straight. |
| 6 | 5 | ASIAN CITRUS (CH246) | W C Marwing | H-/B/TT | Showed good early speed and took the lead 1000 M out. Remained in front before tiring in the final 100 M. |
| 7 | 12 | HAPPY ELITE (CD306) | Y T Cheng | XB/TT | Wide and without cover in rear section. Ran on without threatening in the straight. |
| 8 | 1 | GUAN DAO (CH211) | G Mosse | -- | Taken back from widest draw and raced at the back. Near last on straightening and made up some ground over beaten runners. |
| 9 | 11 | RACING SPIRIT (CE105) | C K Tong | B/TT | Settled in midfield. Ran on same pace in the straight. |
| 10 | 8 | MY PRIDE (CG017) | W M Lai | V | Raced 2-wide behind the pace. Had difficultly keeping up making home turn and weakened thereafter. |
| 11 | 10 | GENERAL POWER (CJ256) | K L Chui | TT | Midfield early but gradually slipped back to a rearward spot. Last on straightening and only ran past a beaten runner. |
| 12 | 9 | WINNING FIRST (CJ120) | M Du Plessis | H/TT | Better than midfield but was wide and without cover. Commenced to fade at home turn and weakened further in the 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 |