Race 8 (230)
STIRLING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | WONDERFUL JOURNEY (T402) | D Lane | XB | Soon bagged the rail and led them along steadily, quickened up strongly inside 300M, kicked well clear for a dominant win. |
| 2 | 12 | I'M A WITNESS (T405) | S De Sousa | -- | From wide draw crossed to track leader and eventual winner along the 2-path, couldn't match the finishing speed of winner passing 300M, was challenged for 2nd late but held on just. |
| 3 | 2 | FANTASTIC FEELING (T273) | D Whyte | -- | Close up in 4th, stayed on steadily for 3rd but never a threat to runaway winner. |
| 4 | 7 | VICTORY MARVEL (T426) | B Prebble | -- | Settled down 2-wide in midfield, 4Ls behind leader and eventual winner 400M, tried hard on straightening, narrowly missed out on a minor placing but no threat to winner. |
| 5 | 5 | WHO ELSE BUT YOU (T341) | J Moreira | H | Tracked leaders, bustled along home turn, kept battling in straight but peaked on this run 100M and couldn't go on. |
| 6 | 6 | COURAGEOUS BROTHER (T397) | N Callan | H | Towards the rear, recorded fastest final 400M of the race but had too much to make up, not reach leaders. |
| 7 | 9 | ALWAYS WIN (T050) | O Murphy | B | Held up in mid-division 4Ls off the pace, 6th at 400M, kept on same pace final 300M, never a threat. |
| 8 | 4 | BRING IT ON (V407) | Z Purton | -- | Began only fairly, held up behind midfield 5Ls behind leader, couldn't make up ground on straightening, never involved. |
| 9 | 11 | PENANG HALL (T062) | C Schofield | B | Taken back from wide barrier, 8Ls back in last on settling, made limited progress only entering straight. |
| 10 | 10 | STAR SUPERIOR (V255) | K Teetan | TT | Taken back from wide barrier, 7-8Ls off the pace in 2nd last, couldn't not quicken passing 300M, no impression. |
| 11 | 3 | HAPPY BAO BEI (S172) | N Rawiller | B-/TT | Dropped back to race behind midfield, caught 3-wide no cover, 7Ls behind at 400M, couldn't pick up from off the pace. (Jockey questioned re riding tactics.) |
| 12 | 1 | CELESTIAL NOVA (V045) | T H So | TT | Began awkwardly, settled down behind midfield, didn't respond to riding passing 400M and quickly dropped out of 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 |