Race 4 (471)
THISTLE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | BAAZIGAR (CG171) | S Dye | -- | Settled 5-back on fence 7Ls from the lead at 1000 M, good headway from 600 M to home turn when 5-wide and 4Ls off pace, dug in well to lead over 100 M out, had a bit in hand. |
| 2 | 4 | SUNNY RIVIERA (CC240) | M Nunes | B/TT | Coldly ridden as usual, 10Ls last at 1200 M, still well behind in rear taking final turn, ran on strongly down centre of track to take the quinella without seriously testing the winner. |
| 3 | 5 | CENTENNIAL SMILE (CG165) | O Doleuze | B | 2-wide and 7Ls or so in 9th at 1200 M, tracked WONG'S FAVOURITE out 3-wide from 800 M to go 3Ls down in 2nd off home turn, stayed on well enough for third. |
| 4 | 3 | PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) | E Saint-Martin | B/H/TT | One from rear about 8Ls off pace at halfway, marginally closer off home turn, stayed on well late and only narrowly missed a place. |
| 5 | 12 | WONG'S FAVOURITE (CG131) | Y T Cheng | SR/V | Worse than midfield early, 4Ls off pace when left 3-wide no cover at 800 M, opted to stride on to lead, clear by 3Ls off final bend, treading water when headed over 100 M out. |
| 6 | 7 | CLASSIC KING (CD256) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Caught 3-wide no cover early but got in 2-wide about 1000 M out when 4Ls back in 6th, a little further back taking home turn, never threatened to place on the run-in. |
| 7 | 11 | PRIMIATA (CG226) | D Whyte | B/TT | Had the run of the race in 3rd early on, 4Ls back in 4th on fence taking final turn, no imression. Very one-paced. |
| 8 | 10 | SNIPER (CD110) | D Nikolic | B/XB | 3-back on fence about 4Ls off speed in 5th at 1200 M, 6Ls down in midfield off home turn when angled inside to challenge, plugged on at the one pace and no danger. |
| 9 | 1 | DOUBLE PLEASURE (CD069) | K L Chui | -- | Nicely placed in the 'one-out-one-back' position 2Ls or 3Ls off pace in 4th until the 600 M, a little further back when tapped for toe off final bend, weakened. |
| 10 | 2 | VINCERE (CE324) | C K Tong | B | 4-back on fence about 6Ls back in 7th at 1000 M, lost position on the circle for home and one from rear 400 M out, well held by principals when tight for room at 200 M. |
| 11 | 6 | ONE EYE JACK (CD393) | G Mosse | B | Always close up until the 600 M about 1L off pace in 2nd out 2-wide, hard pressed to lie up taking home turn, faded out rapidly and eased. (Bled.) (Blood in trachea.) |
| 12 | 9 | MAKE A MINT (CH005) | A Delpech | XB | Fractious in gates, clear lead on fence after just 200 M but always wanted to hang out, headed at 600 M and dropped out sharply from top of home straight, unacceptable performance. |
| 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 |