Race 4 (313)
CONNAUGHT HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | SUNNY DESERT (CB346) | D Whyte | B2/SR2 | Settled just behind leaders. Not much room early in straight. Quickened to hit front about 200 M out. Just held on to the line. |
| 2 | 4 | RAINBOW DIAMOND (CD183) | R Fradd | -- | Waited with. Commenced move turning in. Ran on well down centre of straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 6 | GLORIOUS RHYTHM (CC163) | E Saint-Martin | B | Settled in midfield. Ran on quite well in straight without threatening. |
| 4 | 5 | COULDN'T CARE LESS (CD009) | D Holland | -- | Led early, then settled just off the pace. Regained lead under pressure turning in but unable to sustain effort and swamped close to home. |
| 5 | 11 | ON SHAN EXPRESS (CB362) | W M Lai | -- | Mostly in midfield. Made modest progress down straight without threatening. |
| 6 | 3 | FOREVER WIN (CC069) | F Coetzee | B | Jumped awkwardly. Settled in rear. Took closer order rounding 1000 M bend. Made steady headway from rear of midfield into straight. |
| 7 | 10 | CENAMIRA (CD129) | K S Yu | -- | Settled in rear midfield. Kept on steadily in straight without quickening. |
| 8 | 2 | TELECOM SUPERBOSS (CD180) | G Schofield | B | Led far side. Headed into straight. Weakened gradually. |
| 9 | 1 | SEASONS KNACK (CC242) | S Sanders | P | Well back. Never nearer. |
| 10 | 12 | BAUHINIA (CD118) | S K Sit | -- | Always in last few. |
| 11 | 7 | DESERT STRIKE (CB054) | A Delpech | B | Wide throughout. Midfield early. Made some headway far side. Soon weakened in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 8 | JOYWIN COMBINATION (CD332) | B Prebble | -- | Prominent to straight. Dropped out. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 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 |