Race 4 (046)
ASH HANDICAP Rating:88-64 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | AIPODER (BP112) | Y T Cheng | B | Settled in midfield. Dropped back from 800 M to be last few approaching Rock. Widest runner turning in. Ran on strongly inside final 200 M to just get up on line. |
| 2 | 2 | PERFECT STAR (BP031) | C H Tse | -- | Settled in prominent position before tracking leader from 1000 M. Quickened rounding home bend to join leader turning for home. Hit front 200 M out. Just pipped at finish. |
| 3 | 8 | EXCEL KID (BN168) | D Whyte | B | Niggled along early, then settled in midfield. Steady progress on outside around home bend to be 2Ls off pace turning in. Continued to make ground but just failed to peg back winner. |
| 4 | 7 | INVENTOR (BP172) | F Coetzee | B | Prominent before taking lead turning into back straight. Joined turning for home. Kept on under pressure despite headed 200 M out. |
| 5 | 5 | MANY HAPPY RETURNS (BP126) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Pushed along to lead early. Settled behind leaders from 1100 M. Not much room early in straight. Ran on late closing stages without threatening. |
| 6 | 9 | WINNING LAD (BN096) | R Fradd | B | Prominent. Held up to be just better than midfield far side. Ran on despite finding not much room most of home straight. |
| 7 | 4 | BILLION DELIGHT (BP086) | G Boss | B | Never better than midfield. Kept on steadily despite finding not much room most of home straight. |
| 8 | 11 | DIAMOND AND GOLD (BP100) | J Quinn | -- | Settled in midfield. Improved to 4th from 1000 M. Came under pressure rounding home bend to be 1L off pace entering straight. Failed to further quicken before fading close home. |
| 9 | 6 | DON'T KNOW WHEN (BT246) | E Legrix | -- | Settled towards rear. Made some headway on outside rounding home bend to be rear of midfield turning in. Made no further impression. |
| 10 | 10 | KIWI STAR (BP132) | S King | TT | Always in last few. |
| 11 | 12 | RACE TO HONOUR (BP085) | D Harrison | TT | Never in the hunt. |
| 12 | 3 | FAT CHOY TOGETHER (BN082) | K H Ting | B | At the back despite given reminders early. Momentarily unbalanced and struck rails approaching 1000 M. |
| 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 |