Race 3 (452)
SEVERN HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | CHAMP DRAGON (CB278) | C K Tong | TT | Tracked leader until home straight. Switched out on straightening and ran down the early leader final 100 M. Kept on gamely to deny challenger at the line. |
| 2 | 2 | WATCHMAN (CB327) | B Prebble | B/SR | Better than midfield. Kept within 4Ls of the pace in back straight and reached within 2Ls on straightening. Continued well in the straight but came up a nose short at the line. |
| 3 | 5 | WINNING PATTERN (CG125) | H K Yim | -- | Took the lead near 1200 M. Held a length's advantage on straightening but saw its lead diminishing in the straight. Stayed on fairly for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 12 | DENDRANTHEMA LOVE (CD073) | S Dye | CP | Behind midfield early stages. Made steady progress in a 3-wide position in back straight and closed to within 2Ls of the leader into home turn. 4-wide turning for home and kept on fairly thereafter. |
| 5 | 1 | LA MERVEILLE (CC205) | F Coetzee | B | Raced 2-wide and no worse than midfield. Hampered in early part of the straight and ran on fairly over the closing stages. |
| 6 | 4 | KING OF SPADES (CC056) | D Whyte | B | Settled 2-wide behind midfield. Switched out on straightening and closed the race off fairly. |
| 7 | 11 | BAYVIEW LAD (CC148) | Y T Cheng | B/TT- | Lacked early speed. Settled on fence at midfield. Kept on steadily in the straight but unable to gain much ground. |
| 8 | 7 | DANEPRINT (CC221) | C W Wong | B | Lacked early pace. On fence behind midfield early but slid to rear section middle stages. Near last turning for home and ran on only fairly in the straight. |
| 9 | 10 | A BETTER DRAGON (CC329) | M Nunes | B | Pushed along early stages and raced 2-wide in a prominent position. Kept within 3Ls of the pace back straight. Closed to within a length of leader turning for home but unable to find extra and faded final stages. |
| 10 | 9 | BRAVERY LUCK (CE108) | O Doleuze | B- | Taken back at the start and settled 2-wide in rear section. Improved in a 3-wide position after 700 M and was at midfield making home turn. Only kept on same pace in the straight. |
| 11 | 8 | WE'RE BUDDIES (CC142) | D Nikolic | B/SR | Dropped to the rear and trailed field. Towards the tail and wide turning for home. Ran on without gaining much ground in the straight. |
| 12 | 6 | SMARTY (CE036) | P H Lo | XB/TT | Missed the jump and raced in a rearward position. Lacked a response when asked making home turn and trailed field into home straight. Found nothing 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 |