Race 3 (549)
RIVER THAMES HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | BAUHINIA (CD118) | O Doleuze | B | Made all. Held on under pressure final 200 M. |
| 2 | 5 | ONE EYE JACK (CD393) | G Mosse | B1 | About 2Ls to 3Ls behind lead. Failed to catch the winner while under pressure closing stages. |
| 3 | 2 | TEA FOR CHAMP (CC169) | A Delpech | -- | Mostly 4th on inside rails. Improved to 3rd final turn. Kept on in straight. |
| 4 | 3 | CUPID (BV043) | D Whyte | P-/SR2/TT | Behind midfield. Made up some ground final 250 M, never nearer. |
| 5 | 6 | WE'RE BUDDIES (CC142) | E Saint-Martin | B | Slightly slowly away, soon moved up to raced in 3rd. Remained there until becoming 4th 400 M. Held on without quickening in straight. (Dropped whip 200 M.) |
| 6 | 4 | LAZY BUDDIES (CC208) | G Schofield | B | At the back. Made ground steadily on outside inside 300 M. |
| 7 | 1 | LA MERVEILLE (CC205) | C K Tong | H | Slightly better than midfield. Kept on same pace in straight. |
| 8 | 11 | TWEET (CA326) | M W Leung | B | Midfield. Crept closer to 5th final turn. Found no extra 200 M out. |
| 9 | 7 | MONEY EXPRESS (CC280) | S Dye | -- | Mainly 5th before dropping back steadily to behind midfield far side. Unable to quicken in straight. |
| 10 | 8 | HARVEST GALA (CD269) | F Coetzee | B- | Towards rear throughout. |
| 11 | 12 | PERFECT GALLANT (CC129) | H K Yim | B | Never able to feature. |
| 12 | 10 | NEW CENTURY (CA306) | R Fradd | V | Rear. Made ground on outside to midfield far side. Widest final turn. Made no show 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 |