Race 3 (426)
TAI HO HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | BE MY HEART (BP049) | R Fradd | H | Prominent early, settled 6th. Ran on well from outside to take control 200 M. Won unchallenged. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 13 | HAPPY PRINCE (BS217) | D Boeuf | -- | Always there, was in a close-up 4th turning in. Kept on well without threatening. |
| 3 | 14 | EMPIRE COURT (BT189) | W M Lai | B | Better than midfield. Improved to 3rd 850 M. Slightly inconvenienced at 200 M. Kept on to the line. |
| 4 | 11 | CAPITAL STAR (BT083) | E Legrix | B | Midfield. Shifted to the inside to make ground early straight. One-paced closing stages. |
| 5 | 10 | LEADING STRIDE (BT134) | A Munro | -- | Pushed along from a wide draw to join lead from 1200 M. Gained slender advantage final turn. Found no extra when headed 200 M. |
| 6 | 8 | GRAND PRIZE (BL087) | F Coetzee | -- | Always there. Made some improvement early straight. Unable to quicken inside 150 M. |
| 7 | 9 | ENORMOUS WAY (BV136) | J Quinn | -- | Towards rear. Ran on a bit final 200 M. |
| 8 | 3 | AMERICAN WAY (BL110) | D Harrison | B | Rear. Made progress from 600 M to become 8th rounding home bend. Kept on same pace in straight. |
| 9 | 2 | KOWLOON JAZZ (BP048) | K C Tsang | -- | Slightly slowly away, remained at rear. Very minor progress early straight. Weakened 200 M. |
| 10 | 1 | PROFESSIONALKILLER (BN113) | S King | B | Led field before joined at 1200 M. Kept on when headed turning in. Faded out of contention final 200 M. |
| 11 | 7 | HOLE IN ONE (BT152) | B Marcus | B | Midfield or behind. Dropped back from 500 M. Hung out. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 4 | NATURAL CLASSIC (BS323) | B Doyle | -- | Never better than midfield. Dropped out upon straightening. (Demoted.) |
| 13 | 12 | JOYFUL STAR (BT108) | Y T Cheng | V | Never in contention. (Hung out throughout.) |
| 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 |