Race 7 (178)
BOSTON HANDICAP Rating:100-73 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | IMPRESSIONIST (BT077) | S Dye | B | Settled at the back. Ran on strongly on outside final 300 M to win going away. |
| 2 | 10 | RED DIAMOND (BS055) | E Saint-Martin | B | Settled around midfield, trapped wide early stages. Ran on steadily final 200 M, unable to match speed with the winner. |
| 3 | 1 | FLORAL JOY (BT032) | B Marcus | -- | Attempted to make all. Headed 100 M out, weakened steadily close home. |
| 4 | 11 | IRONIC COMMANDER (BV155) | S King | B | Better than midfield. Closer order rounding home bend to be behind leader turning in. Kept on. |
| 5 | 6 | MERIDIAN STAR (BV177) | C Brown | -- | Behind midfield. Made ground steadily final 200 M. |
| 6 | 9 | MANY HAPPY RETURNS (BP126) | J Egan | -- | Settled at rear. Not clear run early in the straight. Made up some ground final 200 M. |
| 7 | 7 | SPARKY (BT125) | W Woods | -- | Towards rear. Made up some ground from 250 M, one-paced closing stages. |
| 8 | 8 | NEVER SAY NEVER (BT028) | R Fradd | -- | Jumped awkwardly, midfield. Checked near 500 M and was then held up for a run until 300 M out. Made gradual ground final 200 M. One-paced close home. |
| 9 | 12 | BASIC INSTINCT (BM020) | W M Lai | -- | Well back. Ran past tired runners final 200 M. |
| 10 | 14 | PERFECT STAR (BP031) | S K Sit | -- | Soon better than midfield, trapped wide early stages. Steady progress from 800 M to be behind leaders into straight. Faded from 250 M. |
| 11 | 5 | WILLIE WAY (BP151) | F Coetzee | TT | Disputed lead briefly, then sat behind leader. Checked and lost ground at 600 M, never recovered. |
| 12 | 3 | TOY WARRIOR (BT164) | M de Montfort | -- | Better than midfield. Steadily weakened from 250 M. |
| 13 | 4 | DEPECHE MODE (BV239) | Y T Cheng | TT | Chased leader to 500 M. Weakened and became tailed off from 250 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 |