Race 4 (628)
MANAWATU RIVER HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | MASTER DREAMER (CE293) | W M Lai | -- | Travelled well 3-back on fence from 3Ls to 4Ls behind from 1000 M to home straight, 2Ls down vying for 3rd at 200 M, led 50 M out and just held the upper hand to line. |
| 2 | 6 | HAPPY CRUSADER (CE080) | D Whyte | V/TT | Managed to slide from wide gate to box-seat on fence 2Ls off pace from 1100 M to final bend, 1L down in 2nd at 200 M, had every chance but just outpaced close home. |
| 3 | 1 | SERIOUS PLAY (CC003) | H W Lai | -- | On fence 8Ls back in 8th over 1000 M out, 5Ls down and 3-wide turning for home, ran on quite well down centre of track to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 12 | LA MERVEILLE (CC205) | Y T Cheng | CP/H | 7Ls back in 7th when 2-wide at 1000 M, niggled along down backstretch but less than 4Ls down in 6th taking home turn, kept on at same pace. |
| 5 | 7 | NAPA (CE271) | S Dye | -- | Soon led on fence, never clear by much more than 1L until home turn, folded quite tamely once headed 100 M out. |
| 6 | 9 | FAIRPLAY (CC258) | K T Yeung | -- | About 9Ls down in 9th over 1000 M out when 2-wide, 6Ls back in same position off final bend, never really threatened. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 2 | SUPER CHARGE (CC299) | C Munce | B | 3-wide no cover early on before racing about 1L off speed in 2nd out 2-wide from 1000 M to home turn when hard pressed to lie up, faded out after being bumped 250 M out. |
| 8 | 3 | PILLOW KING (CE291) | H K Yim | H | Asleep at the start, soon about 12Ls last, 8Ls down turning for home, made some very minor late ground. |
| 9 | 5 | TRIUMPH (CC214) | C W Wong | V | 4-back on fence between 4Ls and 6Ls off speed in midfield until home turn, always very one-paced. |
| 10 | 8 | ISLAND SPIRIT (CD014) | A Delpech | B- | Well placed 2-wide and about 2Ls or 3Ls off speed in 4th or 5th through to home turn, finished flatly. |
| 11 | 10 | RAINBOW DIAMOND (CD183) | R Fradd | CP-/B1 | Slow to begin, one from rear about 10Ls off speed at 1000 M, soon ridden along to become more competitive, didn't succeed. |
| 12 | 4 | MARS (CE011) | O Doleuze | V1 | Slow away, never travelled well in rear bunch about 10Ls off speed, struggling turning for home, soon eased down, performance deemed unacceptable. (Lame next day.) |
| 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 |