Race 3 (226)
JAPAN HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | HEARTY WISH (E343) | J Melham | SR/TT | Broke well and sat in a handy position 2 wide between horses, switched out in the straight and responded well when asked, won by a neck. |
| 2 | 12 | ZACIAN (E078) | S De Sousa | -- | Broke nicely but steadied afterwards from the outside barrier to settle near the rear, swung out to the center and stayed on very well to grab 2nd . |
| 3 | 6 | LE PLUS VITE (G242) | H Bowman | XB/TT | Settled midfield 2 wide, angled out for clear running at 300M, closed off well and lost 2nd just on the line. |
| 4 | 3 | SUNSHINE LEGENDARY (G214) | Z Purton | CP-/XB/B1 | Settled just behind midfield 2 wide, closed off okay, never a threat to the top 3. |
| 5 | 10 | HANDSOME GUYS (G044) | R Moore | E/TT | Steadied on jumping from a wide barrier, settled at the rear, closed off well near the rail, best stride inside 100M. |
| 6 | 2 | CIGAR BUDDIES (D299) | A Hamelin | B | Broke smartly and quickly assumed the lead, ridden along inside 400M, kept on fairly and weakened inside 100M. |
| 7 | 9 | U W BROTHER (C389) | H Doyle | -- | Broke okay and ridden along to sit outside the leader, pressed on at 450M, took the lead at 200M but weakened near 100M. |
| 8 | 1 | TOUCH FAITH (E153) | J McDonald | -- | Sat midfield 3 wide, didn't quicken in the straight, only one pace. |
| 9 | 5 | JACK WIN (G155) | T Marquand | B/H/TT | Settled worse than midfield on the rail, made no impression in the straight. |
| 10 | 11 | LITTLE PLAYER (E066) | M Chadwick | B-/XB/V1/TT | Ridden along early to be prominent on the rail, only one pace early in the straight and weakened near 150M. |
| 11 | 8 | SUPER KINGDOM (E334) | H Bentley | B | Settled near the rear on the rail, never a threat. |
| 12 | 7 | CIRCUIT SPLENDOR (E482) | C L Chau | H/XB | Broke fairly and showed early speed, sat 3 wide no cover behind the lead, race keenly, faded in 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 |