Race 3 (772)
CARNATION HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | GOOD COMPANION (A052) | M F Poon | TT | Urged along after start to take lead, travelled nicely, responded strongly in the straight to score. |
| 2 | 1 | ROMAN ODYSSEY (A092) | Z Purton | TT | Hard ridden after start, passing 1100M was inconvenienced, settled in box seat, on straightening shifted in to obtain clear running, finished solidly. |
| 3 | 9 | BUNDLE OF ENERGY (B279) | T H So | -- | Raced behind midfield on rail, steadied away from heels near 1000M, made some nice late ground. |
| 4 | 10 | LOVE CHUNGHWA (T207) | U Rispoli | TT | Taken back at start, kept on rail rounding Home Turn to save ground, gained ground passing 150M, finished nicely. |
| 5 | 5 | DR RACE (T284) | B Prebble | TT | Settled midfield on rail, fought hard in the straight, worked home well. |
| 6 | 11 | FORMULA GALORE (V011) | J Moreira | V/TT | Raced midfield, wide on straightening, battled hard entire straight. |
| 7 | 4 | PAKISTAN BABY (S442) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Settled at back, commenced to improve passing 400M, made ground passing 150M, finished OK. |
| 8 | 12 | BEST RUNNER (B036) | M L Yeung | CP/H/TT | After start bumped a runner and became badly unbalanced then taken back, fought hard but one-paced. |
| 9 | 7 | FOX CHEUNGER (B187) | K C Ng | -- | Travelled behind midfield, tried to improve passing 450M, limited response in the straight. |
| 10 | 2 | VERY RICH MAN (V286) | N Callan | H | Urged along to share the lead at one-off position, weakened passing 200M, failed to run on. |
| 11 | 3 | CALIFORNIA ELITE (A413) | C Wong | B/TT | Near 1100M was bumped and became badly unbalanced, near 700M was left racing wide and without cover, lay out after 700M and rounding Home Turn hung out, faded-out near 250M. |
| 12 | 8 | LUNAR ZEPHYR (V385) | D Whyte | TT | Raced behind leaders, came under pressure after 500M, passing 300M gave ground, lame left front after race. |
| 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 |