Race 8 (545)
CHURCHILL HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | ASALI (CC289) | G Schofield | SR | Slowly away, raced freely when 2Ls off pace in 3rd or 4th from 1100 M to home straight, picked up well to lead over 200 M out, ran on well. |
| 2 | 9 | FORTUNE SMILES (CB432) | R Fradd | -- | Awkwardly away, 3Ls behind leader in 7th from 1000 M to home turn, stayed on well along fence but winner had too many gears. |
| 3 | 1 | SIROCCO (CA169) | P H Lo | -- | Slowly away, switched swiftly to fence, 5Ls off pace in 8th or 9th from 1200 M to home turn, ran on strongly once in the clear, just missed out on 2nd. |
| 4 | 2 | JOYFUL SPIRIT (CB032) | A Marcus | -- | A little slowly away, 5Ls behind the speed in 9th when 2-wide at 1000 M, 3Ls behind in 8th off home turn, kept on at the same pace to line. |
| 5 | 12 | KING OF FISH (CB105) | S K Sit | V2/H | 4-wide (widest) 1300 M out, 3-wide without cover in 3rd less than 1L off pace until 500 M out, disputing lead entering straight out 3-wide, led 300 M out, headed 250 M out, no extra. |
| 6 | 6 | MY CHIEF (BV044) | P Payne | -- | On fence 8Ls off the speed in 11th at 1000 M, steadied 800 M out, 5Ls down and still one from rear off final bend, steadied again 100 M out when staying on, nearest at the finish. |
| 7 | 4 | MAGIC MAIL (CD095) | G Mosse | -- | 2-wide and 3Ls off speed in 6th at 1000 M, closer about 2Ls down in 5th at 400 M, every chance 350 M out but became unbalanced, failed to quicken up. |
| 8 | 10 | LUCKY LAD (CA148) | A Delpech | V-/B2 | 2-wide and 2Ls behind in 4th at 1000 M, steadied at 600 M, disputing lead out 2-wide entering straight, weakened markedly through final 300 M. |
| 9 | 8 | SPARKLING STAR (CD055) | M Zahra | B | Never threatened, 7Ls off pace and 2-wide in 10th at 1100 M, 5Ls down in 10th entering home straight, one-paced. |
| 10 | 3 | MAGIC HANDS (BT287) | M W Leung | SR | Switched from wide gate to fence on exiting, detached 10Ls off speed in rear at 1000 M, 7Ls last entering straight, no impression. |
| 11 | 5 | OUR CLASS (CA086) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Awkwardly away, disputed lead early on, led by 1L on fence at 1100 M, disputing lead 500 M out, swamped well over 200 M out. |
| 12 | 7 | BYRON (CD275) | D Whyte | B | Raced 3-wide but had cover 3Ls off pace in about 5th or 6th from 1000 M to 600 M, 2Ls down and under pressure when 4-wide (widest of all) into home straight, faded rapidly. (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 |