Race 3 (383)
CANAL HANDICAP Rating:50-30 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | VIKING DANCER (BV291) | F Coetzee | SR | In touch. Progressed to 3rd home bend. Chased leader early straight, gaining upper hand inside 100 M. |
| 2 | 10 | SUPER ELITE (CA214) | M Kinane | -- | Led field to 1000 M. Re-gained advantage passing the Rock. Held on until being caught by the winner inside 100 M. |
| 3 | 6 | BOLD VISION (CA091) | W Woods | B/TT | Midfield. 3-wide turning in. Ran on without threatening. |
| 4 | 12 | REFRESHINGLY (BV203) | S Dye | B2 | Towards rear. Made progress to midfield far side. Kept on without quickening in straight. |
| 5 | 1 | INDY'S GEM (BS077) | D Whyte | -- | Left very awkwardly, towards rear. Crept closer order final turn, then one-paced. |
| 6 | 2 | PROFIT TREASURE (CA077) | W C Marwing | B | Towards rear. Made moderate progress final 200 M. |
| 7 | 5 | THE BEST WINNER (BP329) | O Doleuze | B | Last or 2nd last. Made up some ground soon after turning in. |
| 8 | 11 | BLESSINGS' PARTNER (BV051) | K H Ting | -- | Was 3rd before taking lead from 1000 M. Headed passing the Rock. Weakened from 2nd 350 M. |
| 9 | 8 | WINNING TOUCH (BN256) | Y T Cheng | P- | Rear. Crept closer to 7th early straight. Weakened 200 M. |
| 10 | 3 | ANIMATED PLAYTHING (CA371) | G Mosse | -- | Held 5th to around 500 M. Widest home turn. Made no show in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 4 | SWEETIE (CB036) | B Marcus | -- | Midfield to 700 M. Weakened. |
| 12 | 9 | MARTIAL HERO (CA328) | E Saint-Martin | -- | In touch to home turn. Dropped back steadily. |
| 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 |