Race 5 (403)
WOODPECKER HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | CROWNING VIGORS (BP232) | D Whyte | B | Forward midfield, progress 600 M, challenged 400 M, led 200 M and went clear. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 12 | GRAND WAY (BM054) | W Y Kan | B | Led 1200 M to 200 M, kept on when headed. |
| 3 | 10 | MAGIC DREAMS (BM002) | A Munro | -- | Behind midfield, improved position from 600 M, kept on home straight. |
| 4 | 2 | STAR OF ARCHITECT (BP338) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Prominent, unbalanced home turn, little response home straight. |
| 5 | 11 | WELL GAIN (BP242) | C Munce | -- | In touch, every chance turning in but never looked likely to reach leaders. |
| 6 | 6 | FIVE STARS SHINING (BP256) | R Fradd | B1 | Well back, attempted to improve far out, ran past beaten horses home straight. |
| 7 | 4 | ULTRA TENSION (BP235) | W M Lai | P- | Behind midfield, improved far side, under pressure 400 M, little impression home straight. |
| 8 | 9 | MERRY HORSE (BS104) | K C Tsang | B-/TT1 | Slow away, towards rear and never likely. |
| 9 | 5 | CITY FORTUNE (BS181) | S King | TT1 | Around midfield, hampered 600 M, found nothing home straight. |
| 10 | 7 | LUCKY DAY (BN196) | B Marcus | B | Behind midfield, caught wide and never a threat. |
| 11 | 1 | POWERNAMIC (BN033) | E Legrix | -- | Persued leader, well placed turning in, soon weakened. |
| 12 | 3 | CANADIAN CHAMP (BM070) | M Kinane | B | Never better than midfield. |
| 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 |