Race 7 (275)
VENUS HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | BEAUTY LEAD (N209) | M Chadwick | TT | Tightened early, settled three-back the fence. Hugged fence to 400m, taken out and ran on strongly between horses to win close home. |
| 2 | 12 | PERFECT CHEERS (M341) | R Fourie | B/TT | No early speed and raced between horse to first turn. Settled one-off, four back to straight, swung wide and finished strongly. |
| 3 | 8 | WINNING EDGE (L297) | O Doleuze | SR | First to jump before taking box seat into first turn. Shaken up 400m, got to lead 200m but unable hold off first two. |
| 4 | 9 | FINEZZA (M035) | U Rispoli | B/XB | Pushed forward early but got head up 1400m and checked 1300m. Lost ground 1000m, but rallied strongly, doing best work at finish. |
| 5 | 6 | ENABLING (M229) | M L Yeung | B | Jumped well and went forward between horses before settling 4th. Caught flat-footed 400m but picking up momentum and ran on steadily. |
| 6 | 2 | MR BOND (M098) | G Mosse | -- | Taken back across horses from wide draw and soon clear last. Was last into straight before making good ground final 300m. |
| 7 | 3 | ELEGANCE KLAMMER (M228) | Z Purton | SR/TT | No early speed but got to rail by first turn and settled behind midfield. Found little under pressure 400m. Had blood in trachea. |
| 8 | 11 | GROOVY (L401) | K C Ng | -- | Ridden up to take lead before first turn and then raced fiercely. Kicked clear 400m but overhauled 200m and tired quickly. |
| 9 | 1 | OUTDOOR PEGASUS (L173) | N Callan | TT | Ridden up from wide draw but caught without cover and over raced. Got cover 700m, but only one-paced from 400m. |
| 10 | 10 | HAPPY TUMBLER (L048) | D Whyte | -- | No early speed and soon in last pair but one off. Kept on steadily back stretch, taken out 400m to make run but found nothing. |
| 11 | 7 | BACKBENCH BLUES (P096) | W C Marwing | B1/SR1 | Jumped OK but wobbled off first turn and caught wide, Ridden up to sit outside leader 700m, but started to give ground from 500m. |
| 12 | 4 | RIDE WITH THE WIND (L183) | T Queally | TT | Settled one-off behind midfield but 7-8Ls from leader. Shaken up entering straight but found nothing and dropped out. |
| 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 |