Race 3 (296)
MACDONNELL HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1030m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | SMART RUNNER (BE025) | N Tiley | -- | Made all. Readily. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 5 | ORCHESTRA (BJ069) | D Lee | -- | Mid-division. Wide in 4th into straight. Kept on before making strong late burst inside final 150 M. (Hung in throughout.) |
| 3 | 3 | PRECIOUS DELIGHTS (BJ064) | D Murphy | -- | Mid-division. Shared 4th early in straight. Made up good late ground closing stages. |
| 4 | 2 | TOP NEWS (BH035) | F Coetzee | -- | Hard-ridden. Chased leader in 2nd before finding no extra and swamped close home. |
| 5 | 4 | CHIU CHOW KID (BE045) | R Thompson | -- | Well back. Made up a lot of ground inside final 200 M. |
| 6 | 6 | HOLY TERROR (BJ170) | M Kinane | -- | Steady headway under pressure to 3rd into home straight. One-paced. |
| 7 | 7 | SOUTHERN GLORY (BE006) | A S Cruz | -- | Never in the hunt. |
| 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 |