Race 3 (472)
MATHESON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 3
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | WOOD ON FIRE (C460) | Z Purton | H/V/TT | Settled midfield, 3 wide with cover, improved passing 500M, worked home strongly to score. |
| 2 | 11 | MISSION SMART (C519) | C Y Ho | CP/H | Travelled midfield on rail, asked for effort on straightening, worked home solidly, missed by Neck. |
| 3 | 4 | SHADOW RUNNER (D463) | B Shinn | B | Settled in box seat, asked for effort near 350M, responded nicely in the straight. |
| 4 | 2 | MERCURIAL (D283) | C L Chau | TT | Began awkwardly and rider lost his balance, settled midfield, made up some nice late ground in the straight. |
| 5 | 5 | SUNNY BABY (E166) | M L Yeung | -- | Taken back at start, placed pressure near 500M, widest on straightening, gained some ground in the straight. |
| 6 | 6 | UNIVERSAL GO GO (B132) | M F Poon | B/TT | At start shifted in and bumped a runner, rider then lost right stirrup iron until 1150M, raced at tail, awkwardly placed near finishing line and was not properly tested. |
| 7 | 7 | DAZZLING FEELING (D296) | H N Wong | TT | Raced towards rear on rail, kept on rail rounding the Home Turn to save ground, one-paced in the straight. |
| 8 | 1 | NOIR RIDER (E138) | V Borges | -- | Ridden forward to take lead, responded well in the early part of straight, weakened near 100M. |
| 9 | 9 | YOUNG VICTORY (D399) | T Piccone | TT1 | Raced outside the lead, came under pressure rounding the Home Turn, limited response in the straight. |
| 10 | 8 | GALLANT LEGACY (B451) | K Teetan | SR/TT | Travelled in front of midfield, tried to improve passing 400M, limited response in the straight. |
| 11 | 12 | LUCKY PUZZLE (D112) | M Chadwick | SR | Taken back at start, raced behind midfield, wide on straightening, no response in the straight, bled. |
| 12 | 10 | FOCUS (C254) | R Maia | B2 | Travelled wide and without cover for the majority of race in handy position, in the straight gave ground. |
| 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 |