Race 5 (081)
HAWTHORN HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | TELECOM PRINCE (BP223) | R Fradd | -- | Midfield, progress from 500 M, ran on strongly despite meeting interference home straight. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 11 | LEKKER (BN050) | E Legrix | -- | Prominent throughout, hung in under pressure closing stages. (Saddle slipped.) |
| 3 | 8 | MY FRIENDS SAY (BP220) | R Hughes | -- | Always in touch. Kept on home straight despite being short of galloping room closing stages. |
| 4 | 13 | GOLDEN DOUBLE (BP043) | A Munro | -- | Lost touch early, ran on around field inside final 500 M, nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 7 | EVER TRIUMPH (BN109) | B Marcus | -- | Prominent, unable to sustain gallop home straight. |
| 6 | 2 | NOBLE KNIGHT (BN013) | Y S Wong | -- | Soon led, already weakening when hampered closing stages. |
| 7 | 3 | GOLDEN EMPEROR (BJ221) | K H Ting | -- | Lost touch when held wide stable bend, improved to midfield before finding no extra home straight. |
| 8 | 9 | MEN'S PRIDE (BK092) | K S Yu | -- | Kept wide stable bend and gave ground, switched in and some progress along inner without ever threatening. |
| 9 | 4 | SUPER GAIN (BM197) | B Doyle | B | Behind midfield from stable bend and never likely to trouble leaders. |
| 10 | 10 | CALIFORNIA GOLD (BK094) | K M So | -- | In touch early, under pressure 600 M out and found no more. |
| 11 | 1 | BIG THRILLS (BP169) | K C Tsang | -- | Rarely better than midfield. |
| 12 | 14 | ROOM FOR MORE (BP211) | L F Chung | -- | Hampered stable bend, lost touch far side and never a factor. |
| 13 | 6 | SCIOTO (BP030) | D Harrison | -- | Lay handy early, dropped to midfield, before gradually losing touch. |
| 14 | 12 | LUCKY DAY (BN196) | W M Lai | -- | Midfield before coming under pressure 700 M out and weakening. |
| 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 |