Race 7 (032)
CUCKOO HANDICAP Rating:90-70 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | V-CAN (BV263) | S King | -- | Bounded in air at start from difficult draw, wait with at rear, caught wide until the 600 M. Ran on strongly from 200 M to snatch race on the line. |
| 2 | 10 | SUCCESS MAGIC (BT265) | S Dye | -- | Never far off, ran on well from 200 M to look a winner until pipped by the winner final stride. Hung in badly throughout. |
| 3 | 4 | MY HONOUR (BT205) | F Coetzee | -- | Around midfield, ran on well under pressure final 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 7 | MERRY MERRY (BV298) | R Fradd | -- | Niggled along from wide barrier to be in touch. Moved closer to the rail and the leaders passing the Rock. Every chance final 100 M, no extra closing stages. |
| 5 | 6 | CERTAINTY (BV126) | B Marcus | B | Sent to the front, 2-wide. Headed inside 100 M. Kept on. |
| 6 | 3 | CONJURING (CA146) | T Culhane | -- | Better than midfield. Was steadied before the 200 M when disappointed for running. Kept on quite well afterwards. |
| 7 | 2 | STYLISH (BV025) | J Egan | B/TT | Driven along to hold position in midfield. Just before the 200 M was steadied to avoid a runner. Kept on without quickening. |
| 8 | 12 | IT'S MY DAY (BV042) | W M Lai | -- | Began fairly, niggled along to sit behind the leader on the rail. Gave ground gradually final 100 M. |
| 9 | 9 | HUANGDI (BV154) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Behind midfield, 4-wide rounding home bend and into Straight. Made little progress in home straight. |
| 10 | 1 | EXPEDIENT (BT046) | E Legrix | H1 | Outpaced at rear, driven to recover to midfield at 600 M. not in contention in the straight. |
| 11 | 5 | KEV BUSHIDO (BV166) | D Dunn | SR | Outpaced at rear despite being pushed along. Made up a little late ground. |
| 12 | 8 | EXULTATION (BV223) | S Baster | B | Rear of midfield and wide early. Hung out approaching and rounding home turn and tailed off. |
| 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 |