Race 3 (296)
PATERSON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | PIONERO (CD402) | D Whyte | -- | Off slowly and settled 2-wide in rear section. Swung out on straightening and swept past the field to claim victory final 50 M. |
| 2 | 4 | KINGSTON WINNER (CC024) | W M Lai | B | Jumped well, led early before settling behind the leader 1300 M. Switched out and overtook early leader on straightening and opened up a clear lead 200 M. Stayed on well but failed to hold off a late charging rival. |
| 3 | 2 | ALL OUR WAY (CE217) | O Doleuze | -- | 3-wide behind midfield. Pressured to improve in a wide position making home turn. Continued to make up ground in the straight but unable to find extra to challenge closing stages. |
| 4 | 5 | BUDDIES SPIRIT (CD042) | D Nikolic | -- | Travelled on fence at midfield. 2Ls off the pace making home turn. Kept on fairly in the straight but was unable to gain much ground over closing stages. |
| 5 | 8 | ALWAYS HAPPY (CE085) | C W Wong | B/TT | Raced 2-wide and a length off the pace until home straight. Unable to turn up a notch after straightening and faded out of contention final 200 M. |
| 6 | 7 | SUDDEN SPLENDOR (CE251) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Raced along the rails behind midfield. Kept on without threatening in the straight. |
| 7 | 11 | COME HO CHOI (CE082) | Y T Cheng | B | Slowly away and raced along the rails in a rearward position. Near last to enter home straight. Closed strongly before running into traffic over the final 200 M and was unable to be ridden out. |
| 8 | 9 | KING OF SHAVER (CH041) | C Soumillon | -- | Raced 3-wide without cover at midfield. Made up ground in 3-wide spot rounding home turn but was unable to sustain the run in the home straight after working hard throughout. |
| 9 | 12 | WINWIN COMBO (CB277) | M Nunes | -- | Dropped back from widest draw. Trailed field into home straight and made up some late ground by running past tired runners. |
| 10 | 1 | HAPPY GO LAGO (CE310) | B Prebble | TT | Travelled nicely in a 2-wide midfield position. Quickened and commenced to rally on straightening. Gaining ground until rider stopped pushing after 200 M due to problem. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 6 | CHINOOK (CC108) | G Mosse | B | Settled 2-wide better than midfield. Lacked a response when asked turning for home and faded in the straight. |
| 12 | 10 | TABBRIS (CB088) | C K Tong | B/TT | Ridden along and took the lead 1300 M. Ahead by a length turning in but gradually dropped out thereafter. |
| 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 |