Race 3 (685)
RACING POST HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Soft
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | INVESTAR (CH099) | M Du Plessis | B | Tracked leader for most of the race. Kept on well in the home straight and ran down leader in the final stages to take the race. |
| 2 | 12 | SHINING DRAGON (CC181) | C K Tong | SR/V | Soon in the lead. Held a length's advantage final 200 M but unable to find more in the closing stages to hold off rival. |
| 3 | 10 | KING CREOLE (CG287) | H W Lai | TT | Raced 3-wide at midfield. 4 to 5Ls off in 4th place turning for home. Kept on steadily for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 1 | FEEL-SO-GOOD (CG056) | D Whyte | -- | Raced behind midfield. Ran on fairly in the straight for a distant 4th. |
| 5 | 11 | BATURO (CH029) | W M Lai | -- | Ridden along from a wide draw and was 3-wide in a forward position 800 M out. 3Ls off the lead in 3rd place making home turn and remained on same pace in the straight. |
| 6 | 7 | GANBARIA (CE052) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Raced 2Ls behind the pace in early part of back straight but gradually slipped back and was in rear section at home turn. Remained on same pace in the straight. |
| 7 | 2 | NORDIC STAR (CH302) | K L Chui | TT | Hard ridden early stages and raced wide without cover at midfield. Struggled to keep pace at home turn and didn't find much in the home straight. |
| 8 | 6 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE (CJ207) | B Prebble | TT1 | Raced in rear section. Took a wide turn home and only ran past beaten runners in the straight. |
| 9 | 4 | ELECTRONIC MASTER (CJ135) | O Doleuze | B | Checked shortly after start and then raced behind midfield. Pressured but lacked a response at home turn. Weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 3 | LIFELINE PEGASUS (CH067) | K T Yeung | TT | Raced 2-wide at midfield. Lacked a response when asked at home turn and weakened in the straight. |
| 11 | 5 | VICTORY START (CG216) | S K Sit | TT | Allowed to drift back to race at the rear. Near last on straightening and made no impression in the straight. |
| 12 | 8 | FLYING KENNY (CC244) | M W Leung | V | Off slowly, then was checked and raced at the back throughout. Found nothing in the home straight. (Lame morning after.) |
| 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 |