Race 3 (169)
NIIGATA HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | DRAGON STAR (H128) | K Teetan | V/XB | Broke well and showed good early speed to lead, kicked clear at the top of the Straight and kept on well. |
| 2 | 3 | SNOWALOT (E397) | Z Purton | B | Broke nicely and settled in front of midfield 2 wide, closed off nicely, just can't reach the winner. |
| 3 | 12 | PROSECCO (E457) | A Badel | SR/V/TT | Settled towards the rear of the field, made a forward move near the 700M, switched out in the Straight, stayed on fairly well for 3rd. (See Incident Report) |
| 4 | 9 | YEE CHEONG WARRIOR (E025) | M F Poon | CP/XB | Settled midfield on the rail, closed off okay early in the Straight, run peaked inside final 50M. |
| 5 | 8 | SIMPLY MAVERICK (H346) | A Atzeni | -- | Jumped well and ridden along early to be prominent, sat outside the lead, kept on fairly. |
| 6 | 1 | KASA PAPA (G312) | C L Chau | B-/TT | Raced in midfield 2 wide, showed some dash inside 200M. |
| 7 | 6 | ALL ARE MINE (H293) | Y L Chung | H/TT | Settled worse than midfield on the rail, only one pace when asked. |
| 8 | 4 | READY PLAYER ONE (G143) | B Avdulla | B-/XB/V1/TT | Settled towards the rear 2 wide, made no impression. |
| 9 | 5 | FLYING SILVER (E478) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Settled at the rear 2 wide, only able to pass weakened rivals. |
| 10 | 2 | PRINCE ALEX (G307) | A Hamelin | SR/XB/TT | Raced in a handy position on the rail, weakened in the Straight. (Heart Irregularity) |
| 11 | 10 | SPANGLE FORTUNE (G427) | K C Leung | CP/TT | Settled in a prominent position 2 wide, weakened and faded in the Straight. |
| 12 | 7 | YEABOI (G372) | L Ferraris | P-/TT | Shifted towards the rail after the start and sat last, never a threat. (See Incident Report) |
| 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 |