Race 4 (416)
AUSTIN HANDICAP Rating:88-64 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | WONDERFUL WORLD (BH216) | G Childs | -- | Swept up from 5th at 700 M to join leaders at 500 M, straightened 3rd. Matched strides in front over final 100 M, gaining verdict in headbobbing finish. |
| 2 | 2 | OUR PAL (BJ290) | D Oliver | -- | Hard ridden in 9th approaching 600 M, improving to 6th at 200 M. Closed on leaders final stages. Just failed to level. |
| 3 | 5 | MR JUDGE (BL183) | B Marcus | -- | Tracked leaders in 3rd until 600 M. Drove to front 450 M out. Headed inside 200 M but fought hard. Kicked at line to fail narrowly. |
| 4 | 4 | ZAMBEZI (BM235) | F Coetzee | -- | Travelled 4th to Rock. Moved up to challenge leaders nearing 400 M, straightening 2nd. Led narrowly at 100 M. Just missed place in desperate 4 way finish. |
| 5 | 12 | KING'S GLAMOUR (BN180) | D Holland | -- | Slowly away. Racing 11th on rails to 550 M, making good headway to 5th near 200 M when forced to ease. Rattled home but failed to recover in sufficient time. |
| 6 | 3 | SKY COAST (BL216) | L O'Sullivan | -- | In last pair to 400 M. Wide at home bend. Gained to 10th at 200 M, running home strongly to line. (Enquiry held.) |
| 7 | 9 | GALWAY (BG400) | H K Cheung | -- | Remained midfield to Rock, reaching 4th at home bend. Drifted in near 200 M. Tired. |
| 8 | 1 | AMZA GLORY (BL178) | E Saint-Martin | V | Wide throughout. Travelled 10th to 600 M and 9th to 400 M. Improved to share 6th at 100 M. Outpaced. |
| 9 | 13 | TAKE OFF (BN234) | K H Ting | -- | Held 6th to 1300 M and 7th to 1000 M. Never nearer. |
| 10 | 11 | MEN'S PRIDE (BK092) | K M So | -- | Raced wide in 8th to 1000 M, gaining to 6th nearing 600 M and 4th at 400 M. Faded. |
| 11 | 6 | THUNDER BOLT (BK204) | W H Tse | -- | Slowly away. Stumbled heading into stable bend, losing ground. Trailed field throughout. (Demoted.) |
| 12 | 8 | EVASIVE TACTIC (BK183) | F Johansson | -- | In front until Rock when tackled for lead. Weakened from 600 M, dropping to 12th at home bend. |
| 13 | 7 | INCREASE SPEED (BN049) | H K Yim | -- | Settled 2nd early, attacking leader inside 800 M. Led briefly to 500 M but caved in quickly. |
| 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 |