Race 3 (197)
INVERNESS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | NORDIC STAR (CH302) | C Y Ho | TT | Began awkwardly. Urged along the fence ahead of midfield. Swung wide and was 4Ls down rounding home turn. Finished off well and took charge closing stages. |
| 2 | 10 | ROMANCING TAMAR (CK176) | W C Marwing | TT | Driven forward from high draw but caught 4-wide stable bend. Slotted 2 to 3-wide behind pace from 1200 M. Challenged lead passing 400 M and hit front 200 M. Crushed by the winner final stages. |
| 3 | 7 | LOTUS LOVE (L155) | Y T Cheng | B | Slow to begin. Shaken up early in leading section but trapped 3-wide stable bend. Led solo 2-wide back straight. Held a 1L advantage home turn. Couldn't resist the front pair passing 200 M but hung on for 3rd narrowly. |
| 4 | 5 | BUMPER STRIKE (CK395) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Good jump but caught wide. Cut 2-wide ahead of midfield first turn. Swung widest and was 4Ls off turning into home. Progressed steadily and just made frame. |
| 5 | 9 | NICKU (CK389) | M L Yeung | TT | Out nicely on fence. Elected to take seat from 1200 M. Ridden out 400 M and rallied on with the winner top of home straight. Remained one-paced passing 200 M. |
| 6 | 1 | SKY WALKER (CJ319) | K C Leung | CP/TT | Soon parked 2-wide at midfield. Same position home turn. Kept on steadily in the straight. |
| 7 | 2 | MINGS' HERO (CJ011) | C W Wong | SR | Away with them. Shifted to the rail and raced behind midfield stable bend. Stayed near the fence into final stretch. Covered decent ground late. |
| 8 | 3 | BLADE FORCE (CK330) | G Mosse | B/TT | Slowly away and lost a considerable amount of ground. Resumed 2-wide behind midfield stable bend. Pressured 400 M. Made up minor ground close home. |
| 9 | 12 | DECENT FELLOW (CH021) | M W Leung | B/H/TT | Eased to rear on fence. Still last leaving home turn. Beat tired runners home. |
| 10 | 11 | AMAZING VENTURE (CJ039) | D Whyte | -- | Slow to begin and lost a considerable amount of ground. Pressed to race behind midfield on fence first turn. Clear run in the straight but found nothing when asked. |
| 11 | 8 | AGRICULTURE EXPERT (L296) | J Lloyd | V | Towards rear always. Never a factor. |
| 12 | 6 | KINGSTON ELITE (L274) | W M Lai | -- | Never far off the pace before faded top of home straight. Struggled home. |
| 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 |