Race 4 (626)
LYTTELTON HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | SWOT TROOPERS WIND (D101) | K C Leung | B | Shifted out & bumped at start before settling just worse than midfield. Moved three wide & commenced to improve near 500m, cornered widest before closing very strongly last furlong to strike lead in final stride. |
| 2 | 1 | MANNA FROM HEAVEN (C261) | C Schofield | XB | Showed early speed to lead. Increased tempo In middle stages, continued to hold lead until caught by fast finishing winner in final stride. Narrowly beaten. |
| 3 | 11 | NITRO EXPRESS (T353) | J Moreira | B/TT | Shifted across behind runners when racing just worse than midfield along rail. Stayed close to the inside on cornering, shifted outwards at 200m before closing well between runners in concluding stages to be beaten only 1L. |
| 4 | 5 | PRESIDENT STAR (C170) | Z Purton | B/TT | Pushed forward to race outside leader in early stages before being crossed & racing being leading pair with cover from half-way. Stayed close to the inside on straightening before finishing off steadily, beaten only 1.5L. |
| 5 | 4 | KA FORTUNE (C421) | R Maia | B | Raced wide & without cover in midfield before improving position to race at leaders flanks near half-way. Continued under 1L behind entering last section before yielding a length in the straight to midfield. Not beaten far. |
| 6 | 6 | REGENCY GEM (C035) | K Teetan | TT | Obtained good position 1,1 for first half before drifting slightly further back near half-way. Entered last section 2L from the lead before finishing off steadily to be beaten a similar margin when finishing midfield. |
| 7 | 10 | CENTENARY IBIS (D163) | A Hamelin | B-/XB/TT1 | Raced on leaders back in first half before drifting slightly further back near half-way. Hard ridden from 600m, entered last section 3L from lead, continued a similar margin behind at 200m before being crowded late. |
| 8 | 7 | VIRTUS STAR (B395) | A Badel | TT | Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Awkwardly placed near heels when attempting to shift off rail near 500m, entered last section 4L from lead before holding that margin in straight. No threat. |
| 9 | 9 | SPEED FORCE (C535) | H Bentley | SR/XB/CP1 | Steadied after the start & shifted back to race third from last along the rail. Continued near the rear entering last section when 6L from the lead, made up a length or so but was too far back to challenge & was no threat. |
| 10 | 3 | TAILOR MADE (C522) | C Y Ho | V/TT | Bumped & unbalanced at start before shifting across to midfield away from rail. Eased wider to improve entering last section when just over 3L from the lead before peaking near 200m mark & weakening late (Blood in trachea). |
| 11 | 8 | AFRICAN SKY (C195) | M Chadwick | B/TT- | Steadied after start & taken back to second last. Continued at the rear before failing to make any headway & sharing last place. (Blood in trachea). |
| 11 | 12 | ENJOYABLE SUCCESS (B150) | H W Lai | B | Had no speed & raced a clear a last throughout. Made no headway in straight & shared last place, over 6L behind. |
| 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 |