Race 3 (400)
MOUNT BUTLER HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | SUN TROOPER (CK028) | Z Purton | B1 | Bumped on jumping. Picked up quickly to travel outside the leader. Travelled nicely 3/4L down turning in. Led 250 M out and went on to score an easy victory. |
| 2 | 4 | INVESTAR (CH099) | C Soumillon | B | Began well, raced 2-wide and better than midfield. 2L off the lead tuning in. Kept on well in the straight. Never likely to catch the winner but held off the rest of the field. |
| 3 | 12 | LEGEND (CK042) | B Prebble | -- | Eased to rear, 6L off the leader at 600 M. Saved ground on inside turning for home. Obtained run through the field in the straight. Made progress inside final 200 M and just landed on a place at finish. |
| 4 | 5 | JUST RIGHT (CH300) | W M Lai | SR | Best out and had the early lead. Took a sit behind the leader 800 M out. Kept on steadily in the straight. |
| 5 | 7 | GANBARIA (CE052) | P H Lo | B | Began awkwardly. Given reminder to keep up midfield in the early stages. Same pace in the straight. |
| 6 | 10 | ASIAN CITRUS (CH246) | D Whyte | B-/TT | Settled in midfield on rails. Under pressure at 400 M but lacked the needed response. |
| 7 | 2 | MEGABUCKS (CJ301) | B Doyle | B | Jumped awkwardly, lost ground and took cover behind midfield. Ran on only fairly in the straight. |
| 8 | 11 | KING CREOLE (CG287) | O Doleuze | TT | Jumped awkwardly and lost ground. Settled behind midfield. Ran on same pace in the straight. |
| 9 | 3 | CLASSA FOR EVER (CD085) | H W Lai | B2/TT | Hard ridden and took the lead 800 M out. Headed on straightening and dropped out quickly. |
| 10 | 1 | FLYING SPRINTER (CD021) | M W Leung | B | Jumped well from widest draw but lacked speed to keep pace. Gradually dropped to rear section. Near last on straightening and never quickened. |
| 11 | 6 | FAIR NAVIGATOR (CJ254) | K T Yeung | TT1 | 3-wide and better than midfield. Struggled to keep pace and hung out making home turn. Near last on straightening and showed nothing thereafter. |
| 12 | 8 | MY MEMORY (CK173) | Y T Cheng | -- | Trailed field throughout race and showed nothing in the home straight. |
| 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 |