Race 3 (192)
CEDAR HANDICAP Rating:75-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | HARMONY (CE277) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Jumped awkwardly. Eased towards midfield and settled nicely. Kept along the rails making home turn and switched out on straightening. Quickened well when in the clear and took charge final 100 M. |
| 2 | 11 | BEAUTY PLUS (CC213) | D Whyte | TT | Niggled early stages to race in a forward position. Settled prominently behind the leaders in back straight and home turn. Kept on well on straightening and took the lead briefly 100 M. Failed to hold off winner closing stages. |
| 3 | 4 | TAKING THE LEAD (CB275) | O Doleuze | V1 | On fence and no better than midfield. Hugged the rails making home bend. Quickened 200 M and claimed a minor placing. |
| 4 | 9 | SAND DANCE (CD022) | C Munce | -- | Held a narrow advantage early stages. Disputed lead from 700 M until straightening. Shook off co-leader on straightening and had a length's advantage near 200 M. Faded final 100 M and narrowly missed a minor placing. |
| 5 | 5 | AMO (CB125) | F Coetzee | -- | Jumped awkwardly. Niggled along early stages and raced 2-wide behind midfield. Checked off heels and shuffled back before straightening. Made up ground in the straight and was closest at finish. |
| 6 | 8 | SUNRISE RAINBOW (CD209) | H W Lai | -- | Outpaced and raced along the rails in rear section. Made a ground saving trip rounding home bend and improved steadily in the straight. |
| 7 | 3 | BEST POWER (CG006) | S Dye | -- | Jumped awkwardly and dropped to a rearward position from wide draw. Remained towards the rear and swung widest on straightening. Made up ground in the straight and was closest at finish. |
| 8 | 7 | DANHERO (CA337) | W M Lai | V | Best out and contested for the early lead. Raced 2-wide behind the pace back straight. Ridden to keep up at home turn and stayed on same pace in the straight. |
| 9 | 10 | UPBEAT (CC347) | B Prebble | B/TT | Outpaced by early leaders and settled 2-wide at midfield. Swung out on straightening and only kept same pace in the straight. |
| 10 | 1 | HELENE ELEGANCE (CB004) | M Rodd | B/TT | Jumped well from widest draw and raced among leaders. 2-wide in a disputed lead from 700 M onwards. Unable to keep pace on straightening and weakened inside final 200 M. |
| 11 | 12 | EASY PUNCH (CB276) | K S Yu | -- | Outpaced and trailed field until straightening. Only ran past a beaten runner in the straight. |
| 12 | 2 | I'M NO SQUARE (CG078) | C K Tong | -- | 3-wide without cover and no worse than midfield. 4Ls off the pace at 600 M and pressured to keep up at home turn. Weakened 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 |