Race 3 (473)
KOLKATA HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | GENUINE LEADER (N046) | N Callan | B | Parked midfield, 2 wide with cover. Lengthened nicely passing the 200m and had the race in its keeping 100m from home. |
| 2 | 8 | SURFER BOY (L306) | Z Purton | -- | Posted 3 wide without cover for most of the journey whilst racing on the speed. Was well in front at the furlong, but commenced to shift out over the concluding stages. |
| 3 | 4 | INTELLECTUALSTRIDE (L409) | B Prebble | B-/SR/H2 | Settled well back in the event 1 off with cover. Improved along the rail after the 500m, then came with only 1 wider in the home straight, ran on soundly. |
| 4 | 1 | ALWAYS WELL (M112) | M L Yeung | -- | Camped worse than midfield, 1 off with cover. Swung the home bend wide and ran on well, had to be restrained near the post when tightened for room. |
| 5 | 2 | CHARMGOLD (CK002) | T H So | B2 | Ridden along early and landed in a handy position, 3 wide with cover. Kept on evenly in the final stretch, received some crowding near the finish line. |
| 6 | 11 | ROCKET PROUD (L392) | D Whyte | B/TT | Settled 1 out 1 back. Closed off satisfactorily, had to be checked close to the line. |
| 7 | 12 | EL GRANDE (L378) | J Lloyd | B | Raced behind midfield, the fence. Was checked rounding the home turn, finished off fairly, never threatened. |
| 8 | 5 | HOME WITH GLORY (L171) | K C Leung | CP | Travelled back in the field, 2 wide with cover. Got to the line one paced. |
| 9 | 10 | SUPERIOR WARRIOR (L167) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Enjoyed a nice run in the race behind the speed along the fence, no cover. Worked to the lead approaching the home turn, faded over the final 150m. |
| 10 | 3 | SUPER BRAND (M155) | G Mosse | H/B1/TT | Tracked the leaders along the paint. Faded quickly in the home straight. (Bled). |
| 11 | 7 | GOLD WINNER (CK139) | H W Lai | TT | Remained in the 1 off position for most of the trip whilst travelling as joint leader, no cover. Was inclined to lay in during the middle stages, found nothing in the run home. (See incident report). |
| 12 | 6 | CLASSIC AWARDS (M123) | A Suborics | H/SR | Stood flat footed at the start, lost considerable ground and tailed the field a long last. Was never in the hunt. (To Trial). |
| 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 |