Race 5 (218)
EUROPE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | CAPE CANAVERAL (N393) | M Chadwick | TT | Drifted back after start 5Ls from lead, moved up quickly 600m, entered straight full of running and kept on strongly. |
| 2 | 7 | DANCE FOR GOLD (N207) | B Prebble | H-/B1 | Settled behind midfield but close to heels 900m to 600m. Held in pocket to straight, swung wide, dug in deeply final 300m to just fail. |
| 3 | 5 | SUNNY FAY (M119) | N Callan | H/XB/TT | Began awkwardly but recovered to get box seat. Got a split between horses 300m and looked a chance before being running flat 50m. |
| 4 | 6 | GOLD EDITION (N048) | T Clark | B | Pinged out of gate to lead field to first bend, settled in 2nd but no clear running until 200m. Kept on steadily to the line. |
| 5 | 1 | CHINA POWER (M400) | G Mosse | B/TT | Ridden to hold 2nd early, then third but one-off. Kicked forward 400m to take temporary lead before being swamped. Kept on. |
| 6 | 11 | CAPITAL K (M224) | C Williams | -- | Slow to muster speed and settled 4Ls from leader along rail. Put under pressure 400m but checked 150m when disappointed for run. Boxed on. |
| 7 | 12 | RISING POWER (N294) | C Y Ho | -- | Taken back from wide draw to hold rail 7Ls from leader. Taken out top of the straight and ran on steadily to be closest at te finish. |
| 8 | 4 | FLYING SMART (M117) | W C Marwing | -- | No early speed but held rail 5Ls fback. Shuffled back turn, improved early in straight but ran out of room and not ridden out. |
| 9 | 9 | MASTER RIO (CK188) | A Suborics | -- | Pushed forward from inside draw to be 2nd early before slipping back to 5th back stretch. Kept on in straight without looking dangerous. |
| 10 | 10 | DASHING FORTUNE (P046) | T H So | TT1 | Struck heels and blundered shortly after start, dropping back to rear where remained to straight. Ran past tired horses. |
| 11 | 8 | SMART KIDS (L253) | K C Ng | TT | Hard ridden from outside draw and over-used to get lead back stretch, Led into straight before tiring and slipping back. |
| 12 | 2 | LEELI'S STAR (N219) | T Queally | H/SR | Taken out shortly after start and thereafter raced wide without cover. Got to within 3Ls of leader at 400m before fading. |
| 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 |