Race 3 (618)
BROOM HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | FIRST IN COMMAND (L085) | J Lloyd | H/TT | Travelled 3-wide in leading section first turn. Cut to the fence and led from the Rock. Held a 1L advantage turning in. Always had enough to fend off rivals. |
| 2 | 4 | MASTER RIO (CK188) | D Whyte | -- | Soon led on fence. Took seat behind pace from the rock. Chased strongly in the straight but lacked the kick to reel in the leader. All out to resist the strong finishing 3rd at post. |
| 3 | 6 | TURF MAGIC (CK307) | O Doleuze | -- | 2-wide at midfield before swinging out to challenge on straightening. 3Ls down at 300 M and responded well under pressure. Just missed 2nd by a narrow margin. |
| 4 | 1 | SHIFACHI TRADITION (L013) | Z Purton | -- | Well enough away but was caught wide. Gradually taken to race 2-wide towards rear first turn. Slotted 2-wide behind midfield from the Rock. Made some headway in the straight to make frame but not threatening. |
| 5 | 11 | COUNTRY MAGIC (CH069) | M Chadwick | TT | Out nicely and sat 2-wide ahead of midfield. Forced to go 3-wide and without cover from 800 M. Went on to challenge the lead home turn. Couldn't sustain its effort 300 M out. Held ground closing stages. |
| 6 | 5 | PROJECT RUNWAY (L302) | D Beadman | B/TT | Showed good early speed and raced 2-wide behind pace group from first turn. Every chance in the straight but just ran on steadily. |
| 7 | 12 | CHARMGOLD (CK002) | H W Lai | XB/V1/TT | Quickly into stride on fence. Elected to race ahead of midfield first turn. Driven up to track the pace home turn. Failed to turn up a notch thereafter. |
| 8 | 3 | BUCCANEER (CH214) | M Du Plessis | TT | 2-wide towards rear before making up some ground in the straight. Fair run. |
| 9 | 10 | BEAUTY EXPRESS (CJ284) | C W Wong | -- | Hard ridden early but was trapped wide and without cover in midfield. No progress in the straight. |
| 10 | 7 | POLYGOLD (CK309) | B Doyle | CP1 | Slow to begin. Shaken up to recover but was checked towards rear approaching 1000 M. Improved to midfield home turn. No extra gear in the straight. |
| 11 | 8 | CHARITABLE STAR (CJ333) | W M Lai | TT | Jumped well and opted to sit midfield but was checked towards rear approaching 1000 M. Never recovered. |
| 12 | 2 | SMART KIDS (L253) | B Prebble | TT1 | Always at rear. No response despite the effort of rider home turn. Beaten before 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 |