Race 8 (161)
CLASSIFIED POST HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | GRAND FIGHTER (CA225) | W Smith | B | 3Ld off pace and 2-wide in 4th place 700 M out, 2Ls down entering straight, led at the 200 M, hung a little right under pressure, always in command final stages. |
| 2 | 9 | ALWAYS WELCOME (CC183) | D Dunn | B | On fence 2Ls off pace in 2nd or 3rd through to home straight, 1L down and challenging when squeezed for room at 200 M, switched out, ran on but no chance with winner. |
| 3 | 4 | AMO (CB125) | G Schofield | -- | On fence 8Ls off pace in 9th at the 600 M, closer turning for home, ran on strongly in the home straight, nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 2 | HELENE ELEGANCE (CB004) | R Fradd | B2 | 2-wide and 1L off pace in 2nd place 800 M out, upsides leader out 2-wide entering home straight, brief lead 250 M out, headed 200 M out and one-paced closing stages, lost 3rd place on line. |
| 5 | 12 | FELICITY (CB079) | A Delpech | B | Slowly away, on fence about 4Ls off pace in 5th 700 M out, bumped rail 500 M out, 3Ls down in 6th entering straight, kept on fairly without troubling principals. |
| 6 | 1 | HEALTHY FRUITS (CC193) | Y T Cheng | SR-/TT | 2-wide and 7Ls off pace in 8th 600 M out, 5Ls down entering home straight, beaten when steadied 100 M out. |
| 7 | 8 | SNIPPETYIYEA (CB311) | T Mundry | -- | 2-wide and 4Ls behind leaders in 7th at the 700 M, one-paced in straight, never dangerous. |
| 8 | 11 | LIGHTNING BOLT (CA313) | F Coetzee | V | Awkwardly away, severely hampered at the 800 M, 2-wide and 9Ls off pace in rear at 600 M, kept on quite well to be nearest at the finish. |
| 9 | 6 | SOUNDS BETTER (CC104) | A Marcus | -- | Soon led but couldn't cross to fence until 650 M out, disputing lead entering straight, beaten when steadied at the 200 M. |
| 10 | 7 | SIGHT CHAMPION (CC151) | D Whyte | -- | 3-wide without cover and 4Ls off pace in 6th at the 700 M, hung in taking home bend, eased down closing stages when beaten. |
| 11 | 10 | COMPANION (CA273) | W C Marwing | -- | 3-wide without cover and 8Ls off pace in 10th 700 M out, 6Ls down and still 3-wide turning for home, posed no kind of threat. |
| UR | 5 | DRAGON HORSE (CB131) | H K Yim | -- | Slightly worse than midfield when clipping heels and unseating rider at the 800 M. |
| 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 |