Race 3 (532)
MOUNT BUTLER HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | THIS IS CLASS (B420) | C Y Ho | CP/H | Urged along to race outside the lead, continued to gain ground in the straight, finished strongly to score. |
| 2 | 9 | BULLISH BROTHER (C034) | H T Mo | B/TT | Jumped well then pushed to lead, asked for effort on straightening, responded solidly in the straight, gave some ground passing 50M. |
| 3 | 5 | GIFT OF LIFELINE (C172) | K Teetan | -- | Began only fairly and lost ground, raced behind midfield on rail, kept on rail rounding the home turn to save ground, made up some nice late ground. |
| 4 | 12 | PRECIOUS SWEETIE (B254) | T H So | H/TT | Lay in making the turn passing 1100M, settled 3 wide midfield, made ground passing 100M. |
| 5 | 6 | BEAUTY ENERGY (B149) | M F Poon | CP-/B1/TT | Ridden after start, settled midfield, gained ground passing 200M, finished well. |
| 6 | 7 | MY FAMILY (C187) | A Sanna | -- | Settled behind midfield, commenced to improve passing 550M, very wide on straightening, one-paced in the straight. |
| 7 | 3 | CHEER WIN (V347) | K C Leung | B/TT | Settled midfield on rail, awkwardly placed in the early part of straight, finished one-paced. |
| 8 | 4 | EXCEPTIONAL DESIRE (A142) | C Wong | V | Ridden along to race outside the leaders, travelled wide and without cover, wide on straightening, weakened passing 150M. |
| 9 | 11 | SUPER FUN (A408) | U Rispoli | -- | Taken back at start, always back, limited response. |
| 10 | 2 | JOLLY BOUNTIFUL (A266) | J Moreira | B | Travelled at rear, widest on straightening, no response in the straight. |
| 11 | 10 | AFTER ME (B300) | H N Wong | B | Urged to race in box seat, no response in the straight, faded out near 150M. |
| 12 | 1 | OLD HAVANA (C155) | Z Purton | -- | Settled in one off one back, nothing when asked for effort. |
| 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 |