Race 5 (662)
MOUNT NICHOLSON HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | STARTING OVER (P321) | Z Purton | TT | Broke well, ridden to keep tabs on leader in one-off position. Switched 4-wide entering straight, hit front 150m and bolted clear for easy win. |
| 2 | 1 | GALAXY PRANCER (N389) | H Bowman | TT | Began OK, outpaced settling towards rear but wide. Rolled forward passing 700m to join leaders 450m, hit front 300m but outsprinted final 150m. |
| 3 | 6 | GOOD GOOD VIEW (P053) | J Moreira | -- | Began well, ridden along but held 3-wide without cover. Urged forward from 700m to join leaders 450m, kept on well in straight but not ridden out final stages when racing tight. |
| 4 | 3 | DANEWIN EXPRESS (S234) | A Suborics | XB1/TT | Slow, ridden to make up ground, settling midfield before being shuffled back passing 600m. Switched widest into straight and finished off strongly. |
| 5 | 4 | GRIFFINDOR (P153) | T Berry | H/SB | Began OK, failed to muster. shifted across behind runners, racing tight to first turn. Steadied 1100m, dropping to rear. Switched out 350m, one-paced initially before picking up momentum final 200m. |
| 6 | 7 | JAMESINA (CH290) | B Prebble | B | Taken across behind runners from wide draw, settling in last pair away from fence. Pressed forward passing 700m, 5th but wide into straight, kept on one-paced. (rider dropped left rein 250m). |
| 7 | 11 | ENDORSING (S108) | K Teetan | E/TT | Began well, holding box seat into first turn before getting close to heels 1100m and losing position. Shuffled back to near last final turn before finishing off strongly between horse final 200m. |
| 8 | 8 | KING'S STEED (S051) | D Whyte | -- | Began well, over-raced approaching first turn, strolled forward to lead passing 900m, joined up front entering straight, battled on well until flatted final 100m. |
| 9 | 10 | HEALTH WISE (P219) | H W Lai | -- | Began best, led to first turn before easing off to grab box seat back stretch. Got shuffled back home turn when outside runners moved forward, kept on one-paced in straight. |
| 10 | 12 | PEPPERMINT (M192) | C Y Ho | TT | Outpaced, shifted across behind horses, jumped shadow and became unbalanced 1400m, dropping to last. Failed to respond to hard riding in straight. |
| 11 | 2 | HORSE APLENTY (M376) | K C Leung | B/H | Pressed forward to lead passing 1200m, dropping to 2nd when crossed 900m, Held box seat final turn before giving ground gradually in straight. |
| 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 |