Race 5 (542)
CROMWELL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | RISING WIN (CC089) | T Mundry | SR | Began fairly and was soon box seated behind the leader through to straight. Responded well when asked 250 M out and took charge inside final 150 M to win by a short margin. |
| 2 | 5 | TRIUMPH (CC214) | O Doleuze | V | Jumped well and pushed along to take up running on rail with no more than 1L advantage through to straight. Ran on fairly when asked 250 M out but was unable to match speed with winner inside final 150 M. |
| 3 | 2 | CHERISHED (CB160) | D Whyte | P | Broke fairly and soon settled in midfield on rail. Made little headway turning for home. Kept on well in straight but failed to find an extra gear to overhaul the 1st pair. |
| 4 | 6 | HIGH SKY (BS203) | A Marcus | B | Soon settled in behind midfield on rail. Pushed along at home turn and made up little ground. Ran on fairly in straight without threatening the placegetters. |
| 5 | 7 | SALUZI (CB147) | Y T Cheng | B | Soon raced in midfield or worse 2-wide. Shuffled back to rear section turning for home. Under pressure 250 M out and made up little ground inside final 150 M to be closest at finish. |
| 6 | 12 | SUNDAY DELIGHT (CC225) | M Zahra | -- | Began fairly from wide draw and steadily eased to a rearward position closer to rail. Switched to widest on straightening and made up little ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 7 | 11 | BEST EVER (CB050) | W Smith | SR | Jumped fairly from wide draw and was soon eased to the tail closer to rail. Became detached in the middle stages. Recovered some lost ground at home bend. Made up little ground inside final 150 M. |
| 8 | 10 | FABULOUS (CA152) | W Woods | -- | Slow to begin and raced in a rearward position on rail. Ridden along and made little headway rounding the home turn. Unable to sustain effort in straight and kept on evenly to the line. |
| 9 | 3 | HIGH SPIRITS (BT233) | F Coetzee | TT | Unable to muster early speed to race in midfield or better 3-wide. Ridden along to maintain position at home bend. One-paced in straight and further weakened inside final 100 M. (Lame left front leg next day.) |
| 10 | 1 | STOIC (BT155) | P Payne | -- | Raced in midfield wide without cover in the early stages. Near the 1300 M went forward to race outside the leader. Under pressure at home bend to hold position. No extra in straight and steadily faded inside final 150 M. |
| 11 | 9 | THE RICH MAN (BS130) | W M Lai | P-/B2 | Broke fairly from wide draw and raced in better than midfield 2-wide. Had trouble holding position at home turn. Steadily dropped out inside final 200 M. |
| 12 | 8 | WAIALAE WIN (CB012) | R Fradd | B | Soon raced in midfield 2-wide. Gave ground steadily from 600 M out and failed to make any impression in straight. |
| 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 |