Race 7 (651)
NORTH ISLAND HANDICAP Rating:95-70 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | LUCKY GOOD DAY (CD337) | F Coetzee | TT | Urged from the gates to race upside the leader early stages. Took a sit behind the pace at 1200 M and raced within 2Ls of the leader until home straight. Wore down leader in the final 100 M and held on. |
| 2 | 5 | DANRIVA (CA040) | S Dye | -- | 2-wide at midfield. Picked up well on straightening and continued to gain steady ground over the closing stages. Ran out of ground to catch winner. |
| 3 | 11 | EARL GREY (CA251) | R Fradd | B | Settled on fence at midfield. Responded well when pressured on straightening, kept on gamely for a minor placing despite being held up in the closing stages. |
| 4 | 2 | CELEBRATION (CB029) | G Mosse | V | Ridden to a forward position and settled behind the leaders in the early stages. Kept within 3Ls of the pace in the back straight. Ridden hard from 500 M out and stayed on well over the concluding stages. |
| 5 | 7 | MASTERY (CC176) | G Schofield | P- | Settled behind midfield and was among last few to enter home straight with 8 to 9Ls to make up. Closed the race off with a mild rally. |
| 6 | 12 | PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) | Y T Cheng | B | Made the pace along the fence. Held a 2Ls advantage into home straight. Kept on well but failed to hold off pursuers inside the final 100 M. |
| 7 | 1 | MAGIC HANDS (BT287) | C Williams | SR | Settled on fence in a rearward position through to home straight. Made up ground steadily in the straight to be closest at finish. |
| 8 | 10 | KONRAD THE GREAT (CB059) | M Zahra | SR | Lagged to the home straight. Made up ground steadily before getting stuck in traffic over the final 100 M. |
| 9 | 4 | SHANGHAI KING (CC188) | D Whyte | TT | Settled 2-wide behind midfield until being pressured at 400 M. Kept on steadily in the straight before being crowded before the line. |
| 10 | 6 | SILENT PARTNER (BT122) | T Mundry | SR | Settled 2-wide in rear section. Swung wider rounding home turn, lacked the needed rally in the straight. |
| 11 | 8 | TEMMOKU (BV108) | A Delpech | -- | Raced 3-wide and without cover at midfield until home turn. Had nothing left in the straight. |
| 12 | 9 | WINFIELD (CD157) | A Marcus | P1 | No more than 3Ls off the pace until 800 M. Struggle to keep pace entering home turn and weakened on straightening. |
| 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 |