Race 7 (064)
DEEP WATER BAY HANDICAP Rating:95-75 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | IMPRESSIONIST (BT077) | S Dye | B | Checked at the start, then waited with in last position. Switched 4-wide rounding home turn, continued to shift out after straightening, ran on strongly final 200 M to get up on the line. |
| 2 | 8 | NORTHERN GOLD BALL (BV008) | T Culhane | -- | Began a little awkwardly, settled near rear. Was held up on latter part of home turn and shifted out for running near 200 M. Finished well though missing by the smallest of margins. |
| 3 | 4 | LUCKY SABRE (BV122) | J Egan | -- | Held up in rear. Under pressure from 500 M, made ground steadily in straight without threatening the first pair. |
| 4 | 9 | SUPER GOAL STRIKER (BV173) | W C Marwing | -- | In touch when wide without cover early, 3-wide in midfield from 1200 M. Made gradual ground down centre from 200 M, just pipped for 3rd position near finish. |
| 5 | 7 | KINDRED SPIRITS (BT204) | S Baster | B/TT | Midfield out wide going into first bend, then 2 or 3-wide towards rear. Made steady progress from 200 M, no extra closing stages. |
| 6 | 1 | DANSWINNER (BP095) | F Coetzee | TT | Prominent, detached 2nd from 1000 M. Kept on fairly until finding no extra concluding stages. |
| 7 | 5 | EXPEDIENT (BT046) | E Legrix | H- | Attempted to make all, drawing 5Ls clear from 700 M to straightening. Effort told and was headed and swamped inside final 100 M. |
| 8 | 11 | GOOD RECORD (CA104) | K H Ting | SR | In touch on rail. Kept on fairly until beginning to tire 100 M out. |
| 9 | 2 | MAGIC HANDS (BT287) | D Whyte | SR | Settled just in front of midfield. Failed to accelerate in home straight, was checked when crowded near 100 M, did not recover. |
| 10 | 10 | HUNTING LAD (BP153) | D Dunn | B | Rear of midfield on fence. Never in contention. |
| 11 | 3 | CHAMPIONSHIP (BT059) | E Saint-Martin | B | 3-wide without cover forward of midfield. Dropped out from 200 M. |
| 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 |