Race 2 (534)
BANYAN TREE HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | SINCERITY (BM018) | D Oliver | -- | Jumped well and was early leader till eased from 1100 M to 2nd 1L back at 800 M, ridden along at 600 M, off rail at 450 M and 2Ls back turning in, responded to vigorous riding gaining upper hand in final strides. |
| 2 | 5 | GRAND VEFOUR (BK147) | D Holland | -- | Began fairly going forward to contest lead, one-wide around 1st turn, crossed to front at 850 M, 1L clear at 400 M, 2Ls break straightening immediately under whip fighting on well till finding winner too strong in shadows of post. |
| 3 | 1 | CLASSIC BOY (BM011) | E Legrix | -- | Jumped well settling 3rd one-wide 2Ls from lead, 1-1/2Ls back at 800 M, niggled along at 600 M, hard ridden turning in keeping on one-paced without quickening. |
| 4 | 8 | MILLIONS MORE (BM059) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Began awkwardly and was 5th 3-wide 3Ls off speed passing winning post 1st time, one-wide from 1200 M, 3Ls back at 600 M, 3-wide from 500 M cornering 4-wide, could not make ground in straight. (Lame.) |
| 5 | 9 | WALK BIG (BL086) | W Harris | -- | Jumped fairly then steadied behind speed, 6th along inside on 1st turn, off rail at 1200 M, 5Ls in arrears at 800 M, ridden along approaching final bend, 2-1/2Ls back straightening then under the whip but only one-paced. |
| 6 | 4 | HERCULES (BK129) | G Childs | -- | Began fairly settling on fence behind speed, 3Ls in arrears at 1200 M, 4th along inside 4Ls away at Rock, ridden along from 500 M, under whip on home turn, plodded final 300 M losing ground quickly from 200 M. |
| 7 | 2 | KEY MAN (BN239) | C F Chan | -- | Began only fairly and was 3-wide 4-1/2Ls off lead on 1st turn, 8th inside 8Ls back at Rock then ridden along soon after, whip after turning, did nothing. (Saddle slipped and lame.) |
| 8 | 3 | MARSHAL ORDER (BM088) | F Coetzee | -- | Began only fairly and was quickly back at rear, 6Ls off lead at winning post 1st time, went forward from 1100 M, 7th 4-1/2Ls away at 800 M, hard ridden at 550 M, whip home turn failing to respond. |
| 9 | 6 | RACETRACK SUCCESS (BM129) | C K Tsang | -- | Slowly away dropping back amongst tail-enders, 8th inside 1st turn, lost ground from 1100 M and quickly out of touch. |
| 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 |