Race 3 (573)
HEREFORD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | GRACE HEART (S399) | Z Purton | B | Hard ridden forward to take the fence and led at slow sectionals, kept on strongly to score comfortably. |
| 2 | 2 | KING OF HOUSEHOLD (P444) | D Whyte | TT | Raced midfield, travelled 2.5Ls behind the leader on the fence, despite the slow tempo, ran on well for 2nd. |
| 3 | 7 | CHIN CHUN (S445) | J Moreira | -- | Pushed forward to occupy the box seat, suited by the slow pace, kept on steadily to get 3rd. |
| 4 | 5 | GOLDEN BAUHINIA (CK123) | C Y Ho | -- | Prominent, travelled 1L behind the leader 2 wide with cover, suited by the slow pace, kept on steadily until final 100M weakened. |
| 5 | 12 | SPURS ON (N428) | C Y Lui | P/TT | Hard ridden forward to park outside the leader, despite suited by the slow sectionals, weakened over the last furlong. |
| 6 | 3 | TIMELY ARRIVED (S431) | N Callan | CP/TT | Raced midfield, travelled 2Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, not suited by the slow tempo, ran on fairly. |
| 7 | 8 | HAPPY HOMING (N182) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Pushed to settle midfield, travelled 4Ls behind the leader on the fence, harmed by the slow pace, found nothing in straight. |
| 8 | 9 | GOLDEN CHOICE (S157) | K Teetan | B-/E/P1 | Raced midfield, travelled 3.5Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, never looked likely. |
| 9 | 11 | PALEPALE (M407) | M L Yeung | B-/SR/TT | Eased back to rear from wide gate, settled 7Ls off the leader 2 wide with cover, never looked a chance. |
| 10 | 4 | EXCEEDINGLY EXCEL (T175) | T H So | -- | Showed no early pace, travelled 5Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, checked 500M, never ran on. |
| 11 | 10 | PROPEL REPEL (T034) | C K Tong | TT | Missed start, always at rear, never a factor. |
| 12 | 6 | SUNSHINE KID (M080) | O Doleuze | PC-/B2/TT | Settled worse than midfield about 5Ls off the leader 3 wide with cover, dropped off soon after straightening. ( Rider expressed concern regarding its action) |
| 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 |