Race 3 (791)
THE KING HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | IMPERIAL SEAL (T223) | Z Purton | H | Began awkwardly, settled behind midfield on rail, commenced to improve passing 400M, wide on straightening, quickened passing final 150M, held off all to win. |
| 2 | 3 | GREAT JOY (T338) | J Moreira | -- | Began fairly, raced behind midfield on rail, held up for clearing run in the early straight, shifted out at 250M and asked for effort, travelled strongly in the concluding stages. |
| 3 | 10 | AMBITIOUS HEART (V303) | D Whyte | TT | Moderate start, travelled midfield, pushed after home turn, lay out under pressure final 150M, worked home solidly. |
| 4 | 6 | PEARL WARM WARM (T183) | S Clipperton | -- | Travelled at handy position, urged at home turn, fought hard entire straight, finished well. |
| 5 | 7 | THE JAZZ (A004) | N Callan | B/TT | Jumped OK, took box seat, tried to improve at home turn, under pressure in the straight, finished OK. |
| 6 | 11 | GOLD VELVET (V400) | K Teetan | B2 | Settled behind midfield, tried to improve passing 500M, under pressure in the straight, one-paced. |
| 7 | 1 | GIANT STARS (T218) | H N Wong | H/XB/TT | Taken back at start and settled at rear on rail, one-paced. |
| 8 | 12 | GOOD METHOD (S218) | K K Chiong | B/TT | Urged along to take lead, commenced to improve at home turn, weakened passing 150M. |
| 9 | 9 | AMAZING GOLD (V408) | C Schofield | B-/H | Taken back at start and raced at tail, widest on straightening, asked for effort but only limited response. |
| 10 | 8 | WAH MAY BABY (S247) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Ridden along after start, travelled wide and without cover at front position throughout the race, under pressure and lost ground in the straight. |
| 11 | 5 | SPINNING DANCER (S078) | C Murray | CP | Raced midfield on rail, held up for clearing run in the early straight, failed to run on. |
| 12 | 4 | WORKS OF ART (V212) | B Prebble | B/H | Raced outside the leader, became unbalanced in the early straight and fade-out abruptly. Failed to make impression, must 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 |