Race 6 (487)
THE MARTELL NOBLIGE HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | GUSCOTT (BS207) | R Fradd | V | Followed leaders. Taken into clear after straightening. Reached lead after 200 M. Was hard ridden to hold narrow advantage at post. |
| 2 | 3 | CHIRAG (BT199) | F Coetzee | TT | Prominent early. Remained in front of midfield. After straightening responded well to be near lead at 200 M. Kept on well to just fail. |
| 3 | 6 | MAGIC HANDS (BT287) | D Whyte | -- | Moved forward to be outside leader after being wide on first turn. Reached narrow lead briefly at 200 M. Unable to hold off quinella pair. |
| 4 | 10 | ETERNAL FUN (BT276) | C Brown | -- | Prominent. Kept on fairly in straight without threatening. |
| 5 | 8 | CRAIG'S PRIDE (BP213) | K H Yu | B | Led until 200 M. Kept on fairly afterwards. |
| 6 | 14 | GUESS WHAT (BT104) | W M Lai | H | Taken back to rear at start. Remained same into home straight when waited with. Made strong ground in straight despite having some difficulty getting run. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 4 | DANCING SURPASS (BT027) | S Baster | -- | Behind midfield. Wide on home bend. Made gradual headway in straight without ever looking likely. |
| 8 | 7 | SURE WIN (BS192) | Y T Cheng | -- | In front of midfield early. Dropped to midfield at 700 M. Remained on inner around home bend. One paced in straight. |
| 9 | 11 | TEA FOR YOU (BM138) | K C Tsang | B | Midfield and 3 wide. Remained same into home straight where kept on one paced. |
| 10 | 13 | SPEEDY TREASURE (BT143) | B Marcus | B | Midfield. Kept on one paced early in straight then no extra final 100 M. |
| 11 | 12 | LEADING STRIDE (BT134) | A Munro | -- | Prominent until giving ground at 400 M. |
| 12 | 9 | FULL SPEED AHEAD (BK082) | K S Yu | P-/B2 | Behind midfield. No clear run until after 200 M and as a result was near rear. Made some impression when clear after 100 M. |
| 13 | 1 | WINNING SUPREME (BP130) | K H Ting | B | Behind midfield after beginning awkwardly. Under pressure at 600 M. Wide into home straight and found no extra. |
| 14 | 2 | WINNING YEARS (BP249) | W S Yu | B | Near rear. Asked to improve after 600 M. Was hampered and carried widest on home turn. No extra in straight. |
| 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 |