Race 8 (554)
ESSEX HANDICAP Rating:95-75 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | FIVE GRAINS (CB280) | D Whyte | -- | Always on fence about 4Ls or so off pace in 5th or 6th until the home turn, switched inside off home turn to lead 100 M out, ran on strongly. |
| 2 | 9 | JOLLY GOOD FORTUNE (CD274) | S Dye | -- | Soon led, disputing lead on fence from 1100 M to home straight, over 1L clear at 200 M but no extra once headed at the 100 M. |
| 3 | 7 | CELESTIAL STEEL (CD272) | F Coetzee | CP/TT | 8Ls behind lead when 2-wide in 10th at 1100 M, 7Ls off pace on straightening, ran on well late to place. |
| 4 | 4 | SOPRANO (CE177) | O Doleuze | -- | One from rear when 9Ls off pace in 11th at 1100 M, 6Ls down in rear turning for home, ran on well, never nearer. |
| 5 | 3 | FAMOUS DANCER (CD353) | G Schofield | B2/H | Had the run of the race on fence 2Ls off pace in 3rd from 1200 M to home straight, over 1L down in 2nd at 200 M but failed to sustain effort. |
| 6 | 1 | DAVE'S BEST (CC060) | E Saint-Martin | -- | 6Ls off pace in 8th when 2-wide at 1100 M, 5Ls off pace in 8th entering straight, short of room at 300 M and not much room in stretch, not fully tested. |
| 7 | 2 | KINGSTON WINNER (CC024) | C Brown | -- | Best away, 2-wide and 2Ls off speed in 4th at 1100 M, 3-wide on home turn when 2Ls down in 3rd, soon outpaced. |
| 8 | 12 | CONNOISSEUR'S LOVE (CD234) | M W Leung | H | 7Ls off pace in 9th at 1100 M, 6Ls down in 9th entering straight, always one-paced. |
| 9 | 8 | SHANGHAI LAD (CE213) | G Mosse | -- | Fractious in gates, 8Ls off pace in 7th at 1100 M, 3Ls down in 6th off home turn, all out to hold this spot at 200 M, faded. |
| 10 | 11 | SPARKLING STAR (CD055) | L Innes | B | Always in rear and never better than 8Ls off pace until home straight, made some minor late ground. |
| 11 | 10 | GOLCONDA (CA111) | A Delpech | SR | 4-wide no cover at 1300 M, pressed on to dispute lead out 2-wide from 1100 M to 500 M out, faded out steadily from top of home straight. |
| 12 | 6 | WYNDAM EASY (CB273) | B Prebble | -- | Always 3-wide without cover and prominent in 4th or so and 2Ls off pace until 500 M out, drifting back when 3-wide entering 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 |