Race 2 (367)
RUSSELL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | SPACED (CG034) | D Whyte | TT | Tracked the leader along the fence, stayed to the inside in the straight and out stayed challengers. |
| 2 | 5 | COME HO CHOI (CE082) | M Nunes | B | Checked soon after the start and settled in last position. Gradually improved after the 500 M along the fence to close off strongly. |
| 3 | 6 | DRAGON STRIDE (CC370) | A Starke | -- | Raced 2L back, 1 off with cover, plugged away one-paced over the final 200 M. |
| 4 | 12 | NICKU NICKU (CC372) | Y T Cheng | B/SR | Settled just behind midfield along the fence, ran into traffic problems in the straight, closed off well. Not fully tested. |
| 5 | 8 | RIGHT CHOICE (CE102) | O Doleuze | -- | Travelled wide with cover in midfield, kept on soundly. |
| 6 | 3 | TRIUMPHANT DIAMOND (CG227) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Lead them up but hung out the major part of the race, particularly on the turns. Faded inside the 200 M. |
| 7 | 4 | WONDERFUL BLESSING (CE198) | B Prebble | TT | Settled early back in the field. Made a forward move mid-race after being caught wide without cover, continued to be trapped off the track but stayed on soundly. |
| 8 | 1 | SPOKESMAN (CD099) | G Mosse | -- | Positioned near the rear of the field, 3-wide with cover, switched widest in the straight, didn't run on. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 9 | 11 | GLORIOUS RHYTHM (CC163) | F Coetzee | V | For most of the trip, travelled wide without cover, 1L back from the leader. Struggled in the straight. |
| 10 | 9 | PRIMIATA (CG226) | H W Lai | B/TT | Hampered and checked near the 1500 M and settled near the rear, 1 off with cover. Never likely. |
| 11 | 10 | SUDDEN SPLENDOR (CE251) | C W Wong | B/XB/TT | Raced 1 off outside the leader, tired considerably in the run home. |
| 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 |