Race 4 (246)
VILLAGE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 2200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | BACKBENCH BLUES (P096) | Z Purton | SR/TT | Broke well, sat handy 1 off with cover, switched 3 deep 950m & advanced to lead 850m, soon crossed to rail, shaken up 400m, kept finding to wire. |
| 2 | 6 | LOVING STAR (M382) | D Whyte | H | Tardy start & bustled, settled handy on rail, shifted 3 deep 600m & driven to 3rd 500m, boxed on to 2nd turning in, closed to press leader in run but held. |
| 3 | 8 | NAVEL ORANGE (P035) | M Demuro | -- | Moderate start, raced midfield 1 off with cover, forced 3 wide 570m, very wide into stretch & driven 300m, closing run to claim 3rd. |
| 4 | 3 | CHINA DELIGHT (N148) | O Doleuze | B | Tardy break, settled behind midfield 1 off, switched 4 wide & advanced 570m, hard-ridden 450m, kept on evenly centre track. |
| 5 | 2 | TOWERING STORM (M401) | N Callan | B/XB/TT | Slow start, rousted early to race midfield, switched 1 off 570m & ridden for progress, hard driven 400m, boxed on dourly. |
| 6 | 11 | SURE CHAMP (N013) | K Teetan | B/XB/TT | Broke OK, rousted to dispute early lead, soon overraced & snagged to sit handy on rail, shuffled back 850m, to 1 off 460m & driven, stayed on evenly. |
| 7 | 4 | CRUISE CONTROL (P198) | N Rawiller | H/TT | Slow start, sat 1 off with cover near rear, switched 3 deep & ridden for progress 450m, widest into stretch, ran on for minor inroads. |
| 8 | 10 | DRAGON BACHELOR (P128) | J Moreira | P | Missed break, settled rail near rear, shoved along 670m, under pressure turning in, emptied 150m & no extra. |
| 9 | 7 | SUPER STRIKE (CL393) | U Rispoli | B | Sluggish break, camped last place 1 off, niggled 720m, switched wide & driven 570m, outpaced & found little, plugged on tepidly. |
| 10 | 5 | LET'S GOAL (M061) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Slow start, raced rail last pair, scrubbed along 720m, to tail 570m, & driven, struggled in run home. |
| 11 | 12 | ZACHARY (N146) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Sharp break wide, raced in 2nd 1 off no cover, driven under pressure 450m, outpaced & emptied 300m, faded thereafter. |
| 12 | 9 | ON THE WAY (P433) | A Atzeni | B-/TT | Fast start, soon led & to rail, headed 850m & raced 1 back on inner, ridden but backpedalled 500m, weakened tamely & eased in stretch. |
| 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 |