Race 3 (381)
RUSSELL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | CLASSIC ENERGY (CJ143) | Z Purton | H | Settled at rear to home straight. Finished off strongly inside final 300M and snatched victory near the post. |
| 2 | 4 | MINGS' HERO (CJ011) | D Whyte | SR | 2-wide behind midfield to home turn. Commenced run 4-wide passing 400M. Rallied on and hit front final 50M. Just caught by the winner final strides. |
| 3 | 11 | MY WAY (CJ203) | B Prebble | B | 2-wide towards rear to home turn. Swung 5-wide and was 7Ls down turning into home. Covered substantial ground thereafter and was nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 8 | AMAZING FORTUNE (CH235) | H W Lai | B | Behind midfield on fence to home turn. Shifted 3-wide and was 6Ls off leaving the bend. Kept giving in the straight to make frame. |
| 5 | 12 | AMAZING VENTURE (CJ039) | W M Lai | -- | Towards rear on fence to home turn. Shifted out to make run wide and was 6Ls back rounding home turn. Made up good ground thereafter. |
| 6 | 3 | GOOD LOOKING WATCH (CL278) | G Cheyne | B | 2-wide at rear to home turn. Came widest and was 8Ls adrift into final stretch. Closed off well without troubling the principals. |
| 7 | 2 | TOP DRAGON (CK342) | Y T Cheng | B | Slow to begin. Raced 3-wide ahead of midfield first turn. Rolled forward from 800M and sat outside leader 600M. Started run home turn and opened up a 3Ls gap at 350M. Overhauled final 50M. |
| 8 | 5 | YOUNG HERO (CH071) | M L Yeung | CP- | Urged forward early and sat 2-wide behind leaders from 1200M. Hard ridden in the straight but was one-paced to conclude. |
| 9 | 7 | MOSSMAN BLITZ (CL366) | O Doleuze | -- | Sat 2-wide ahead of midfield to home straight. Well positioned to strike but couldn’t turn up a notch. |
| 10 | 1 | GILDED FLIGHT (CH294) | T H So | B | Rolled to lead on fence at 1200M. Elected to take box seat from 800M. Failed to improve in the straight. (See racing incidents) |
| 11 | 6 | LOTUS LOVE (CL155) | M Guyon | B-/V1 | Box-seated early. Dropped to a spot ahead of midfield back straight. Some pick up early home straight but weakened final stages. (Roarer). |
| 12 | 10 | HAPPY FOREVER (M034) | G Mosse | TT | 4-wide without cover behind leaders first turn. Strode forward from 1200M and eventually led on fence at the Rock. Dropped to 2nd from home turn and never resumed 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 |