Race 7 (668)
MOUNT NICHOLSON HANDICAP Rating:80-60 2200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | SUPER COMBED (CB392) | F Coetzee | B | Unhurried and trailed field until 800 M. Improved along the outside rounding home turn and swung to the extreme outside on straightening. Blazed past the field and won easily. |
| 2 | 9 | TOP PRIZE (CC097) | A Marcus | -- | Raced 2-wide behind midfield. Turned out on straightening and made a good rally. |
| 3 | 6 | PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) | G Mosse | B | Hustled to the front and made the pace into home straight with a length's advantage. Headed inside final 200 M but dug in gamely to hold a minor placing. |
| 4 | 1 | MILLENNIUM SPIRIT (BV221) | O Doleuze | P- | Raced close to the early pace before settling 2-wide at midfield after 1400 M. Ran on steadily and just missed a minor placing. |
| 5 | 10 | CHINOOK (CC108) | H W Lai | -- | Travelled along the fence at midfield. Drifted back after being crowded at 800 M but recovered shortly. Checked at 250 M whilst making a run and kept on evenly in the closing stages. (Dropped whip 250 M.) |
| 6 | 5 | THUNDER MAN (CB239) | P Payne | B | Wide without cover in a forward position early. Eased back to race in a rearward position from 1600 M through to home straight. Swung wide on straightening and kept on steadily to line. |
| 7 | 4 | PRIZE WINNER (CC065) | D Whyte | -- | Raced 3-wide in a forward position early. Tucked in behind the leaders at 1400 M to race in 3rd place. Remained within 2Ls off the lead rounding home turn. Lacked the needed response in the closing stages. |
| 8 | 12 | CHERISHED (CB160) | C Williams | P | Pressed the pace 2-wide before sliding in behind the leader at 1300 M. Remained just off the pace until straightening. Unable to step up a notch in the straight and faded in the closing stages. |
| 9 | 3 | GREEN IN BLUE (CD117) | W Woods | B | Settled at midfield. Advanced to be within 3Ls of the leader at 800 M and was 3-wide making home turn. Kept on same pace in the straight. |
| 10 | 11 | CORNWALL CHIEFS (CD007) | K S Yu | -- | Raced close up off the rail early stages. Eased back slightly 1400 M to race 5Ls off pace in 4th place. Closed to within 3Ls at 800 M and was ridden hard rounding home turn. Failed to quicken in the closing stages. (Mucus.) |
| 11 | 2 | PERFETTO (CB423) | S Dye | -- | Dropped back at the start to race at the rear until back straight. Went wide and without cover after 900 M and advanced to be within 5Ls of the leader at 700 M. Widest at home turn and had no response when roused. |
| 12 | 8 | STRATEGIC SELECT (CB133) | Y T Cheng | B | Settled behind midfield. No response when asked at home turn. Weakened home turn and finished tailed out. |
| 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 |