Race 3 (174)
PHILADELPHIA HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | ONLY THE BRAVE (BT089) | W C Marwing | B | Towards rear. Improved slightly rounding home bend. Ran on from 7th early straight to claim victory inside final 100 M. |
| 2 | 8 | CAVALO (BS152) | B Marcus | -- | Behind midfield. Crept closer order turning in. Ran on steadily to grab 2nd near finish. |
| 3 | 12 | STAR OF TAI PO (BT293) | F Coetzee | B | Prominent. Took lead from 1000 M. Held on until headed inside 100 M. |
| 4 | 6 | ELITE (BM142) | E Legrix | B | Lost ground at start, towards rear. Progressed to 8th early straight. Ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 5 | GRENADIER (BT132) | E Saint-Martin | B | Always prominent. Kept on. |
| 6 | 11 | KING COBRA (BT202) | W M Lai | B | Jumped very awkwardly, soon recovered ground to be better than midfield. Kept on without quickening in straight. |
| 7 | 2 | OWNERS' GLORY (BS231) | S Dye | -- | Soon last. Made ground under pressure soon after straightening. |
| 8 | 14 | SO GREAT (BP177) | J Egan | P-/B2 | Midfield or behind. Improved to 5th 400 M. Found no extra after turning in. |
| 9 | 4 | GIANT (BT158) | C Brown | B | Towards rear. One-paced in straight. |
| 10 | 3 | CHUK WAY (BT268) | M de Montfort | -- | Towards rear. Widest turning in. No significant progress. |
| 11 | 10 | MANLEY'S FORTUNE (BS039) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Led field to 1000 M. Held 2nd until weakening out of contention soon after straightening. |
| 12 | 13 | FORTUNE RIVER (BT226) | K S Yu | -- | In touch. Dropped back when crowded for room near 500 M. Made no show in straight. |
| 13 | 7 | WINWIN COMBINATION (BP340) | W Woods | -- | Around midfield. Dropped out from 400 M. |
| 14 | 9 | SPECTACULAR TALK (BV088) | S King | B | Pushed forward to midfield from a wide draw. Faded upon straightening. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |