Race 3 (515)
LEIGHTON HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | VIVA A LA (G282) | M F Poon | H-/B/TT | Settled in front of midfield, traveled strongly, made good progress in the Straight, closed off nicely. |
| 2 | 5 | DOUBLE SHOW (G250) | L Ferraris | B/TT | Sat midfield 3 wide, responded well when asked over the final 200M, finished off nicely. |
| 3 | 11 | DEVIL AND GOLD (G443) | M Chadwick | B | Jumped only fairly, settled worse than midfield on the rail, commenced to improve inside 700M, ran on evenly. |
| 4 | 9 | EASY TWO (G423) | C L Chau | H/V/TT | Sat in front of midfield, was crowded and checked near the 600M, ran on okay. |
| 5 | 1 | WIND SPEEDER (E281) | Z Purton | B | Settled worse than midfield, limited response when asked in the Straight, closed off fairly. |
| 6 | 4 | GENERAL ACE (G425) | K De Melo | CP | Crowded after the Start, settled behind midfield, was checked near the 600M, no clear run until 250M, proved difficult to ride out. |
| 7 | 10 | CIRCUIT SPLENDOR (E482) | K Teetan | -- | Sat handy, weakened notably near the 150M, no impression (See Incident Report). |
| 8 | 7 | HAPPILY FRIENDS (C533) | B Thompson | V | Ridden along to lead, weakened notably in the Straight, gradually faded. |
| 9 | 2 | GOOD VIEW GLORY (H154) | A Hamelin | -- | Stumbled on jumping, sat rear, raced rear, never a danger. |
| 10 | 3 | SUPER ELITE (H247) | H Bentley | CP/H | Settled handy, slightly weakened rounding the Turn, no clear run in the early Straight, could not be ridden out (See Incident Report). |
| 11 | 12 | NOIR RIDER (E138) | A Atzeni | B | Settled towards rear, steadied when positioned close to a runner rounding the Turn, was held up and no clear running over the concluding stages. |
| 12 | 6 | AUGUST MOON (D409) | Y L Chung | BO/TT | Sat in front of midfield, raced wide, hung out near the 600M, weakened notably in the Straight, no contention. |
| 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 |