Race 3 (247)
NEW YEAR'S EVE HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | LIKETY WIN (BT038) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Around midfield. Moved up slightly rounding home bend to be 5th early straight. Ran on when obtaining clear passage passing 200 M to take lead inside 100 M. |
| 2 | 6 | KINDRED SPIRITS (BT204) | F Coetzee | B | Near rear before improving to midfield final turn. Ran on well in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 3 | TAMBORA STAR (BS097) | E Legrix | -- | Never far off. Cruised to the lead home turn. Held narrow advantage until headed inside 100 M. Lost 2nd near finish. |
| 4 | 5 | DRAGON POWER (BT162) | B Marcus | -- | Slightly slowly away, towards rear. Made progress passing 400 M, however unable to obtain clear run throughout the straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 5 | 4 | AMERICAN CHAMPION (BN179) | D Whyte | B | Towards rear. Improved on outside from 400 M. Continued to make ground in straight until one-paced closing stages. |
| 6 | 2 | WINNING LAD (BN096) | R Fradd | B | Led or disputed for lead. Was still prominent when headed early straight until finding no extra passing 200 M. |
| 7 | 9 | DARING STEED (BP276) | S King | B | Pulled hard when not far off. Pushed along from 5th leaving the Rock to be among leaders final turn. Found no extra inside 200 M. |
| 8 | 12 | MIDAS KING (BN199) | P Smullen | -- | Midfield or better. Made some improvement on outside final turn. Unable to quicken when steadied passing 150 M. |
| 9 | 13 | HERO'S WAY (BS137) | K S Yu | -- | Slowly away, remained at rear until making up some ground in straight. |
| 10 | 14 | SUPER GOAL (BL150) | K H Ting | -- | Towards rear. Made some improvement 400 M but no further progress in straight. |
| 11 | 1 | HONG KONG STALLION (BS024) | C T Cheng | -- | Midfield or better. Dropped back approaching the Rock. Made no show thereafter. |
| 12 | 7 | LUCKY BOY (BT285) | J Quinn | B1 | Led or disputed for lead to 450 M. Dropped out. |
| 13 | 8 | ZABETTE (BV031) | Y T Cheng | -- | Midfield. Dropped to the rear from 800 M. |
| 14 | 10 | CHINESE TEA (BS128) | S K Sit | -- | Prominent. Dropped out of contention from 450 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 |