Race 3 (329)
NIKKEI HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | TEA FOR YOU (BM138) | D Holland | P- | Tracked leader, took over home bend, going clear into straight, never threatened. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 11 | ACTION WIN (BK081) | T Jarnet | -- | Well back, effort passing 500 M to be some 7L 6th into straight, ran on to grab 2nd inside final 100 M. |
| 3 | 8 | PROMINENCE (BL146) | B Marcus | -- | Always prominent, kept on steadily from 3rd into straight. |
| 4 | 1 | DON PEDRO (BM135) | F Coetzee | B | Mainly in mid-division, then dropped towards rear into straight, made up some late ground closing stages. |
| 5 | 4 | WINNING GAIN (BM137) | M Kinane | -- | Well back, last and widest into straight, ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 10 | SUPER HERO (BH044) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Well back to straight, made moderate progress before finding no extra nearing home. |
| 7 | 5 | POWER RANGERS (BM202) | G Mosse | -- | Prominent until gradually faded inside final 300 M. |
| 8 | 2 | HANKOW STAR (BJ025) | T Quinn | -- | Mid-division, improved to 6th going up Rock, gained 5th into straight, but one-paced before fading closing stages. Raced awkwardly throughout. |
| 9 | 3 | MERRY MAPLE (BM038) | W H Tse | -- | Always towards rear. |
| 10 | 6 | ALACRITY (BL124) | K C Chan | -- | Always in last few. |
| 11 | 14 | LUNG HUANG SHAN (BH143) | K M Chin | -- | Prominent early but soon dropped back to midfield, weakened further upon straightening. |
| 12 | 7 | BE A FRIEND (BM133) | G Childs | -- | Mainly in 5th before dropping away quickly passing 400 M. |
| 13 | 13 | BRAVE NEW WORLD (BL010) | H K Cheung | -- | Led field to 500 M then quickly dropped out. |
| PU | 12 | LOCKHART'S LOT (BK012) | A Munro | -- | Mainly in mid-division before dropping out from 500 M and pulling up in straight. (Bled.) |
| 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 |