Race 3 (472)
JOHNSTON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | GIFT OF LIFELINE (C172) | S De Sousa | -- | Began awkwardly, settled in front of midfield on rail, near 500M checked away from heels, quickened passing 100M, finished strongly to score. |
| 2 | 12 | VERY SWEET ORANGE (A300) | C Wong | B | Took lead with nice early speed, responded well in the straight, finished solidly. |
| 3 | 8 | THE CREATETH (A336) | N Callan | B | Taken back at start, lay in passing 600M, commenced to improve passing 500M, continued to gain ground in the straight, worked home nicely. |
| 4 | 10 | LE TERROIR (B403) | W M Lai | CP/H/XB | Taken back at start and raced at tail, wide on straightening, made up good late ground. |
| 5 | 1 | JOLLY BOUNTIFUL (A266) | Z Purton | B | Raced behind midfield, asked for effort near 350M, gained ground near final 50M. |
| 6 | 2 | WONDERFUL JOURNEY (T402) | U Rispoli | XB | Moderate start then ridden to race in handy position, one-paced when asked for effort. |
| 7 | 7 | THIS ONE'S FOR YOU (B428) | H T Mo | H/B1 | Settled midfield on rail, passing 200M was awkwardly placed for some distance, taken in close to finishing line and not fully tested. |
| 8 | 5 | FLYING MONKEY (T361) | M Chadwick | TT | Ridden to settle in box seat, lay out passing 1000M, near 500M again lay out then struck heel and blundered badly, one-paced in the straight. |
| 9 | 6 | SHINEALOT (C046) | C Schofield | -- | Raced midfield, tried to improve near 450M, limited response in the straight. |
| 10 | 11 | YOUNG EMPIRE (V116) | R Bayliss | V/TT | Began awkwardly then hard ridden to race outside the lead, near 500M was galloped on, commenced to give ground passing 100M, close to finishing line was checked. |
| 11 | 4 | GENEROUS HEART (V394) | M F Poon | P-/H/XB | Settled at rear, very wide on straightening, limited response in the straight, bled. |
| 12 | 3 | CALIFORNIA LEGEND (B363) | K Teetan | B1/TT1 | Slow out, raced at rear on fence, crowded passing 600M, no response in the 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 |