Race 3 (556)
HEREFORD HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | CREATIVE UNION (M338) | R Fourie | -- | Taken back from a wide gate, settled 6.5Ls behind the leader on the fence, stormed home impressively 200M to score by 1/2L. |
| 2 | 3 | GRACYTOM (L408) | Z Purton | -- | Prominent, travelled 2.5Ls behind the leader on the fence, dashed well for 3rd. (Promoted to 2nd after the interference at 200M) |
| 3 | 9 | FORTUNE TERRITORY (N272) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Sent forward to take the fence and led by 1L 800M, fought on well to get 2nd. (Relegated to 3rd after the incident at 200M) |
| 4 | 8 | CASA JUNIOR (M366) | W M Lai | -- | Raced midfield, travelled 3Ls behind the leader on the fence, ran on well to grab 4th. |
| 5 | 1 | ENJOY THE FUN (M030) | T Angland | SR/TT | Ridden forward to take the rail and led until 800M, then eased to take box seat, kept on one pace to the line. |
| 6 | 10 | COSMO ONE (M410) | K C Ng | B/H/SR | Camped handy, settled 1L behind the leader 2 wide, kept on steadily despite got its head on the side and lay in early straight, not far off from the winner. |
| 7 | 2 | GENERAL DANROAD (L020) | G Mosse | -- | Eased back as usual, travelled 4Ls behind the leader 3 wide with cover, under pressure 400M, ran on only fairly. |
| 8 | 11 | BEAUTIFUL SCENERY (M115) | C K Tong | B-/SR/V1/TT | Began awkwardly, then settled worse than midfield about 5Ls behind the leader 2 wide, never ran on. |
| 9 | 6 | SUPER BROTHER (M299) | D Whyte | B/TT | Ridden forward, however trapped 3 wide without cover throughout, dropped off after straightening. (Jockey was reminded to ride out to the finishing line) |
| 10 | 12 | CRIMSON (N025) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Raced midfield about 3Ls behind the leader, trapped 3 wide with cover throughout, never looked likely. (Jockey reported the saddle shifted back in the middle stage, placing him at a disadvantage for the remainder of the race) |
| 11 | 7 | CHARMGOLD (CK002) | H W Lai | B2 | Failed to muster despite hard ridden along, settled 5Ls behind the leader on the fence, never competitive. |
| 12 | 5 | GOLDEN LEGEND (N329) | T Clark | P | Crowded start, then raced 4Ls behind the leader 2 wide, under pressure 600M, dropped off thereafter, tailed 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 |