Race 3 (709)
MOUNT NICHOLSON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | SALSA BROTHERS (V022) | H T Mo | B/TT | After start pushed along to take lead, kicked out after Home Turn, fought on strongly in straight for narrow win. |
| 2 | 1 | LONDON CITY (T080) | K Teetan | -- | Fast out, settled at handy position, quickened and challenged strongly passing 150M, just missed by a neck. |
| 3 | 11 | SKY TREASURE (V401) | J Moreira | H/P | Urged from wide barrier till settle forward of midfield, asked effort at home turn, travelled solid in the straight. |
| 4 | 3 | PLANET STAR (A049) | Z Purton | -- | Jumped well, raced behind midfield, travelled wide in early straight, worked home well. |
| 5 | 7 | SWEET HOME (T347) | C Murray | CP/H | Hard ridden till 800M to settle outside leader, pushed at home turn, lost ground passing 150M, finished fairly. |
| 6 | 4 | STARLIGHT (V273) | U Rispoli | -- | Settled midfield, travelled 3 wide without cover, tried hard in the straight, came home only fairly. |
| 7 | 6 | BUMBLE BABY (V306) | C Y Ho | B- | Jumped smartly then eased to settle in midfield, one-paced in the straight. |
| 8 | 2 | JUNZI (V274) | N Callan | -- | Normal start, gradually eased to race at rear, ran fairly in the straight. |
| 9 | 8 | TORNEY (A063) | M L Yeung | B | Began slowly, settled at rear on rail, under pressure but only one-paced. |
| 10 | 5 | ADMIRABLE (V314) | S Clipperton | CP-/B1 | Settled behind midfield on rail, pushed hard in early straight but failed to run on. |
| 11 | 10 | MASSIVE POWER (T339) | K C Leung | B/H | Taken back at start and settled at tail, weakened in the straight and failed to run on. |
| 12 | 9 | VITAL SPRING (A057) | O Doleuze | B | Began awkwardly, ridden along to obtain forward position, severely checked at 850M, finished tail. Lame left front leg, OVE. |
| 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 |