Race 5 (047)
LARCH HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | ASPIRATION (BP003) | D Whyte | -- | Around midfield, improved from 500 M, in touch turning in then steady progress to get up close home. |
| 2 | 2 | CRAIG'S PRIDE (BP213) | K H Yu | B | Attempted to lead throughout. |
| 3 | 8 | SIR TIMAH (BT063) | D Harrison | TT | Always prominent. |
| 4 | 6 | GUSCOTT (BS207) | R Fradd | V | Forward midfield, kept on steadily home straight. |
| 5 | 10 | SURPRISE SURPRISE (BM047) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Forward midfield, dropped back 600 M to 500 M, some progress inside final 200 M. |
| 6 | 3 | SKY HAWK (BS070) | K H Ting | B | Tracked leader, attempted to challenge from top of home straight, no extra. |
| 7 | 7 | HIGHLAND DANCER (BN178) | E Legrix | B | Behind midfield, some progress from 500 M, modest response home straight. |
| 8 | 11 | BASKETBALL WINNER (BT041) | W M Lai | -- | Dropped back behind midfield, niggled along far out and kept on to make some late improvement. |
| 9 | 9 | ULTRA TENSION (BP235) | G Boss | -- | Well back early, asked to improve over 500 M out and kept on without threatening. |
| 10 | 4 | STAR OF WAH YAN (BP105) | F Coetzee | -- | Close up, niggled along 600 M out, weakened home straight. |
| 11 | 12 | RAINBOW SEEKER (BN201) | Y T Cheng | B- | Soon at rear and never likely. |
| 12 | 5 | TEA FOR YOU (BM138) | B Doyle | B | Poor start and never a factor. |
| 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 |