Race 3 (627)
AWAPUNI HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | KAISER'S CHOIX (CE305) | S Dye | P | Lead or disputed lead until home straight. Opened up a clear advantage on straightening and kept on well over the concluding stages to deny challenger. |
| 2 | 4 | PROPELLOR (CE263) | O Doleuze | V | Crowded early and was near the back. Switched to the fence at 1000 M and was ridden along to make up ground. Improved to midfield at the Rock and saved ground at the bend. Kept on well but not enough to chase down winner. |
| 3 | 3 | SHINING DRAGON (CC181) | C W Wong | V | Botched the start and was ridden along to be better than midfield. Kept on steadily in the straight for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 9 | SPY KING (CE205) | K L Chui | CP | 2-wide among leaders. Took a sit to race behind the pace after 800 M. Swung out on straightening and kept on fairly in the closing stages. |
| 5 | 8 | MASTER YING (CB249) | K S Yu | B | Best out but raced wide among leaders. Remained wide in a forward position until home straight. Unable to turn up a notch and only kept same pace to finish. |
| 6 | 11 | PRIME MOVER (CG028) | D Dunn | TT | Botched the start but soon recovered. On fence and better than midfield. Travelled well and was in a prominent position behind the pacesetter making home turn. Kept on before fading inside final 200 M. |
| 7 | 6 | SUGAR AND SON (CE264) | D Whyte | -- | Checked on jumping and raced in a rearward position. Niggled along in the back straight and advanced to be closer to midfield entering the 600 M turn. Only stayed on same pace in the straight. |
| 8 | 5 | HARVEY MUDD (CC295) | C K Tong | TT | Jumped fairly and steadily dropped behind midfield. Kept on fairly in the straight. |
| 9 | 7 | GLOBE RIVER (CD228) | K T Yeung | B- | Outpaced and steadily dropped to a rearward position. Trailed field into home straight and made up some ground. |
| 10 | 2 | HAPPY MASTER (CE050) | W M Lai | SR | Just behind the pace early but was checked to midfield after 1100 M. Niggled along to keep pace at midfield in middle stages. 3-wide turning for home but lacked the needed rally in the straight. |
| 11 | 12 | SOUND OF SILENCE (CD136) | C Munce | -- | Steadily dropped to the rear and trailed field. Remained in a rearward position turning for home and only ran past a beaten runner. |
| 12 | 1 | DANEMAN HILL (CD374) | B Prebble | P/XB | Raced among leaders. 3-wide and held a narrow advantage in the middle stages. Commenced to lose touch making home turn and then 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 |