Race 7 (451)
THE MARTELL NOBLIGE HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | POWERNAMIC (BN033) | E Legrix | -- | Behind leaders early. Moved up to dispute lead at 1000 M. Led from home turn. Held on well in straight. |
| 2 | 8 | LUCKY GUEST (BN051) | F Coetzee | V | Always well there. Steadied passing 200 M and switched out for a clear run. Ran on strongly afterwards. |
| 3 | 13 | SNIP POUR ROI (BL020) | A Munro | -- | Midfield early. Steady progress from 900 M to be close-up 3rd turning in. Every chance 250 M. No extra close home. |
| 4 | 1 | DIAMOND KING (BN121) | Y S Wong | P-/B2 | Disputed lead to straight. Kept on one pace final 200 M. |
| 5 | 14 | SIR LANCELOT (BP201) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Prominent briefly but soon dropped towards rear until straight. Made up good ground. |
| 6 | 6 | MONEY COME-IN (BN103) | W Woods | B | Mainly around midfield. Kept on one pace. |
| 7 | 9 | DEVOTEE (BP024) | R Fradd | -- | Worse than midfield. Not much to give when under pressure from 600 M. |
| 8 | 2 | CANADIAN CHAMP (BM070) | D Whyte | B | Slowly away and was at the back. Moderate progress from 700 M to reach midfield turning in. No further improvement. |
| 9 | 7 | WALK BIG (BL086) | K S Yu | -- | Midfield at best. Not a factor in straight. |
| 10 | 10 | OH MY DARLING (BP004) | B Doyle | B/H | Never better than midfield. Under pressure up to the Rock. No response. |
| 11 | 11 | PLANET (BJ026) | W M Lai | -- | Prominent to 700 M. Weakened out of contention in straight. |
| 12 | 4 | HERO'S CHOICE (BP053) | B Marcus | -- | In touch to 400 M. No extra. |
| 13 | 3 | DARLEY (BN149) | L F Chung | B | At rear. Dropped to the last down the Rock. Made no show in straight. |
| 14 | 5 | LUCKY AFLEET (BM114) | C K Tse | -- | Hampered at start and was at the back throughout. (Demoted.) |
| 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 |