Race 7 (124)
LEIGHTON HANDICAP Rating:54-34 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | FLYING MACHINE (CB082) | F Coetzee | -- | Settled in 6th 2.5Ls off early pace, outpaced on final bend, still 4Ls off leader 200 M out, stayed on strongly to lead on line. |
| 2 | 7 | TOP WINNER (CA007) | S Dye | B | Led, racing three-wide 800 M out, crossed to rails 600 M out and kicked 2Ls clear entering straight, all out, just denied on line. |
| 3 | 10 | LOMBARD (BV198) | D Whyte | -- | Raced three-wide in 5th early 2Ls off pace, outpaced on final bend and 2.5Ls off leader 200 M out, stayed on strongly final 200 M, just failed. |
| 4 | 11 | AMERICAN WIN (BV065) | J Egan | B | Pushed along from rear early on, 5Ls off pace 500 M out, bumped winner at top of straight, one-paced final stages. |
| 5 | 1 | DANHERO (CA337) | R Fradd | B | Settled 3.5Ls off speed 700 M out, turned in racing widest (five-wide), hung in 300 M out but finished off well final 100 M. |
| 6 | 12 | GLASGOW KISS (CA190) | W M Lai | P-/B2 | Scrubbed along from rear throughout and never closer to pace than 7Ls, moderate late headway in straight on inside rail. |
| 7 | 9 | BOLD'N POWER (BT068) | S Baster | B | Two-wide in 3rd early, 2Ls off leader entering straight, no extra final 200 M, faded. |
| 8 | 5 | JAMIESON (BV190) | G Mosse | B | Slowly into stride and always well off pace, plenty to do 400 M out 10Ls off pace, short of room 200 M out, ran on again to be nearest at finish. |
| 9 | 4 | THE MOST DAUNTLESS (BT171) | M W Leung | B | Held the run of the race in 4th, 1.5Ls off pace, travelled well entering straight but found nothing off the bit. |
| 10 | 6 | GOLDEN PROMISE (CA134) | H K Yim | -- | Disputed early lead against rails, under pressure to keep in touch 400 M out, soon emptied. (Swollen tendon.) |
| 11 | 3 | RENA'S WUNDERBAR (CA285) | S K Sit | -- | Held up 10Ls off early pace, never competitive and became further detached. |
| 12 | 8 | ETERNAL START (BV079) | K S Yu | B | Very wide early on and in rear, two-wide and 10Ls off pace 400 M out, soon 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 |