Race 3 (270)
STAUNTON HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | SMART COUSIN (D249) | Z Purton | -- | Settled behind midfield, wide on straightening, quickened passing 150M, scored unchallenged. |
| 2 | 4 | GREAT SMART (C319) | C L Chau | CP/TT | Raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, improved passing 400M, wide on straightening, gained ground passing 200M, finished solidly. |
| 3 | 9 | GREEN GENERATION (C355) | J Moreira | B | Raced at rear, widest on straightening, commenced to improve passing 600M, made up some nice late ground, right front tendon injured next day. |
| 4 | 10 | PRESIDENT STAR (C170) | M Chadwick | CP-/B2/TT | Settled in box seat, asked for effort passing 500M, fought well in the straight. |
| 5 | 6 | WONDER WIN (C418) | A Badel | -- | Throughout the race travelled wide and without cover in handy position, gained some ground in the straight. |
| 6 | 5 | GENERAL DINO (A193) | T Piccone | B | Settled midfield on rail, responded well in the early part of straight, gave some ground passing 50M. |
| 7 | 1 | GO BALLISTIC (C493) | K Teetan | SR/TT | Settled midfield, lost its left front plate rounding the Home Turn, near 100M was hampered, worked home one-paced. |
| 8 | 7 | SACRED TIMING (C387) | M F Poon | B | Settled in front of midfield, placed pressure passing 600M, no response in the straight. |
| 9 | 8 | STRAPPING BAUHINIA (B325) | A Hamelin | -- | Raced outside the lead with nice early speed, came under pressure near 500M, gave ground passing 200M, near 100M was hampered. |
| 10 | 3 | EVEN KEEL (C442) | B Shinn | B/XB | Ridden along to take lead, came under pressure approaching Home Turn, weakened in the straight, rider questioned tactic. |
| 11 | 11 | MASTER ROMAN (B455) | V Borges | CP | Buffeted for a short distance after start, raced at tail on rail, placed pressure but no response. |
| 12 | 12 | HEALTHY TREASURE (B482) | M L Yeung | B | Settled behind midfield on rail, kept on rail rounding the Home Turn, faded out in the straight. |
| 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 |