Race 3 (455)
MANAWATU RIVER HANDICAP Rating:56-16 2200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | TIME HONOUR (BP084) | R Fradd | TT | Settled just behind midfield. Commenced run around home bend. Widest turning into straight. Sustained effort to assert authority 100 M out. |
| 2 | 2 | MULTI-COLOURS (BL028) | E Saint-Martin | B | Settled better than midfield. Improved from 400 M to be close up upon straightening. Hit front 250 M out but outsprinted 100 M out. |
| 3 | 4 | SKY HAWK (BS070) | D Harrison | B | Settled behind leaders. Improving when disappointed for a run at 300 M. Quickly recovered and ran on though without threatening. |
| 4 | 12 | PARADISE CHASE (BS059) | K S Yu | B | Settled better than midfield. Hampered and rider lost iron briefly 200 M out. Kept on thereafter. |
| 5 | 7 | ANTONHILL BOOM (BS228) | D Whyte | B | Settled around midfield. Ridden and headway passing Rock. Steadied turning for home. Kept on one pace thereafter. |
| 6 | 6 | FULL MARKS (BS139) | F Sanchez | P-/TT | Settled behind leaders. Failed to quicken early in straight. Soon found no extra. |
| 7 | 3 | MELROSE STAR (BS091) | B Marcus | -- | Around midfield throughout. Made no impression in straight. |
| 8 | 11 | MANLEY'S FORTUNE (BS039) | K W Lee | P-/TT | Soon led. Swamped 250 M out when weakening. |
| 9 | 9 | KINTANTO (BP314) | K H Ting | V-/B2 | Towards rear throughout. |
| 10 | 13 | PIECE OF CAKE (BP199) | W M Lai | -- | Always rear. Clipped heels and stumbled turning into home bend first time. |
| 11 | 1 | DREAM TEAM (BN241) | K C Tsang | -- | Always towards rear. |
| 12 | 5 | SUPER MISSILE (BN005) | S King | -- | Led early, then settled 2nd inside leader along rails to straight. Dropped out. |
| 13 | 10 | SUPER DRIVE (BS296) | W S Yu | -- | Slowly away. Well back throughout. |
| PU | 8 | BROADWAY HIT (BP054) | G Cooksley | -- | Midfield when pulled up stable bend. (Lame.) |
| 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 |