Race 3 (102)
MORSE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | QI'S PET (CD321) | S Dye | -- | Jumped well and took a sit behind the leader in a prominent position. Quickened when asked on straightening and took the lead final 100 M. Stayed on well to deny rivals. |
| 2 | 12 | WATCHMAN (CB327) | H K Yim | B/SR | 2-wide and no worse than midfield. 3Ls off the pace rounding home turn. Kept on well in the straight but unable to get past winner. |
| 3 | 9 | FAIRPLAY (CC258) | W M Lai | -- | Ridden hard from widest draw and took the lead after 1400 M. Kept a length's edge into the straight and remained in contention before being outmatched final 100 M. |
| 4 | 3 | EVEREST (CC196) | D Whyte | -- | 2-wide in a forward position. Kept within a length of the leader until home straight. Battled for the lead near 200 M but weakened out of contention in the closing stages. |
| 5 | 7 | JOIN VICTORY (CD026) | G Mosse | -- | Jumped awkwardly and then was crowded. Settled 2-wide at midfield until home straight. Kept on but unable to turn up a notch in the closing stages. |
| 6 | 10 | AURELIAN (CC025) | H W Lai | B | Slowly away. Failed to muster speed and then settled towards the rear. Swung out on straightening and closed the race off fairly. |
| 7 | 2 | HAPPY CONTENDER (CC152) | M W Leung | TT | Jumped sideways and raced at the rear. Slightly detached from main field early in the backstraight but improved gradually to catch up with main field near 400 M. Continued to improve in the straight and made up late ground. |
| 8 | 4 | CHINOOK (CC108) | A Delpech | -- | Raced along the fence at midfield until home straight. Kept on same pace to line. |
| 9 | 8 | BARRACUDA (CB320) | K S Yu | B-/TT- | Outpaced despite being ridden along out of the gates. Settled on fence behind midfield early stages but gradually dropped to rear section after 1000 M. Remained towards the rear on straightening and failed to quicken in the straight. |
| 10 | 1 | FREEBIRD (CC319) | G Schofield | SR/CP | Better than midfield but was 3-wide without cover. Kept within 2Ls of the leader in backstraight but still no cover. Unable to keep pace despite being pressured rounding the turn. Made no impression in the straight. |
| 11 | 11 | HIGH PRICE (CD206) | P H Lo | H | Checked badly at the start. Hard to settle and raced towards the rear early stages. Allowed to stride forward near 800 M to reach within 2Ls of the leader at 600 M. Widest making the turn and tired in the straight. |
| 12 | 5 | GREAT FORTUNE (CE098) | Y T Cheng | -- | Checked badly at the start and then raced 3-wide behind midfield. Struggled to keep pace after 600 M and found nothing in the 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 |