Race 5 (214)
ISLAND BAY HANDICAP Rating:88-64 975m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | ALWAYS EARLY (BG329) | C K Tse | -- | Was some 3L off lead when hampered at Rock, losing ground. Recovered steadily in straight and was still 6th 200 M out. Responded well under pressure to take lead final strides. |
| 2 | 1 | ADAMANT (BJ285) | R Thompson | -- | Sluggish early. Improved from rear after Rock to be 3L off pace entering straight. Came to challenge at 200 M but ducked out sharply, losing ground. Ran on again to miss narrowly. |
| 3 | 4 | ECHO (BG285) | B Marcus | -- | Set strong pace to straight, holding 2L clear home bend. No extra when headed closing stages. |
| 4 | 3 | MONKEY SAINT (BJ267) | A Munro | -- | Shared 2nd behind pacemaker to straight where he kept on without quickening final 200 M. |
| 5 | 10 | HUNG HING (BE079) | H K Yim | -- | Quite well there till losing some ground home bend. Recovered steadily in straight but never threatened leaders. |
| 6 | 6 | SILENT MAJORITY (BD089) | M Kinane | -- | Disputed 2nd to 250 M. Was fading when checked close home. |
| 7 | 7 | SEA DIAMOND (BG226) | D Gauci | -- | Well there to home bend. Faded by 200 M. |
| 8 | 9 | RED PHOENIX (BJ199) | N Tiley | -- | Soon outpaced. Never seen with a chance. |
| 9 | 2 | THE GREAT NATURE (BH246) | D Beadman | -- | In main group behind pacemaker till dropping to rear from Rock. |
| 10 | 5 | EVASIVE TACTIC (BK183) | F Coetzee | -- | Kept wide in main group behind pacemaker at Rock. Failed to quicken under pressure home bend and soon dropped to rear. |
| 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 |