Race 3 (549)
HEREFORD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | MEGABUCKS (CJ301) | B Doyle | -- | Hard ridden to take the lead. Held a 1-1/2L advantage into home straight. Kept on well to deny rivals. |
| 2 | 9 | PAR EXCELLENCE (CK020) | J Lloyd | SR | Out nicely to be in handy position behind the speed. Responded only fairly early in the straight but picked up well from 100 M. Nearest at the line. |
| 3 | 3 | FLY HIGH (CH126) | E Saint-Martin | V | Away with them and settled at rear. 3-wide and 6Ls back turning in. Made up considerable ground in the straight to land a minor placing. |
| 4 | 4 | MAGIC KING (CH182) | D Whyte | B/XB | Always prominent within 2Ls of the lead turning in. But unable to turn up a notch in the straight. |
| 5 | 1 | SUPER PLUS (CJ090) | M Chadwick | -- | Good jump but soon trapped 3-wide without cover at midfield. 5Ls back swinging for home. Made up ground steadily in the straight. |
| 6 | 10 | SEIZE THE DAY (CJ152) | Z Purton | B | Pushed early to maintain a 2-wide position behind midfield. 5Ls off the pace round the bend. Made some late headway in the straight. |
| 7 | 12 | WITHALLMYHEART (CE268) | W M Lai | TT | Jumped awkwardly. Raced at rear until straightening. Produced good late effort in the straight. |
| 8 | 5 | MASTER GREEN (CJ104) | P H Lo | V | Moderate jump. Failed to muster and raced in rear section. Made minor progress down the centre of the straight. |
| 9 | 11 | DAILY DOUBLE (CK043) | O Doleuze | SR | Taken back to race on fence from wide barrier. Sat behind midfield, 5 to 6Ls back round the bend. Past only beaten rivals in the straight. |
| 10 | 2 | NOBLE DE LAGO (CJ150) | K C Leung | B1/TT | Pressed on early and disputed lead from 700 M. Unable to keep pace in front and faded in the straight. |
| 11 | 7 | TELECOM LUCKY STAR (CK025) | Y T Cheng | TT | Well enough away and settled better than midfield. 2-wide and 4Ls back rounding the turn. Weakened in the straight. |
| 12 | 8 | MAGIC PRACTITIONER (CK125) | C K Tong | -- | Hard ridden along the fence. Raced at midfield, 4 to 5Ls down into the home straight. Weakened inside final 200 M. |
| 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 |