Race 7 (656)
SAINT-CLOUD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | IVY LEAGUE (H116) | H Bowman | SR/TT | Settled just over 2L off the pace 2-wide in 4th, commenced move home bend, hung in under pressure and a difficult ride in straight, gained slender advantage over 50M out and just prevailed. |
| 2 | 4 | THESIS (H111) | J Orman | TT | Travelled 3-wide without cover in midfield, commenced move on top of home bend reaching 2L 5th 4-wide into straight, ran on to hold every chance closing stages only to be denied in the bobbing of heads. |
| 3 | 7 | SILVER UP (J078) | A Atzeni | B | Settled in midfield in 6th some 4L off the pace, ran on steadily under pressure in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 11 | JUMBO FORTUNE (G195) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Broke well settling some 3L off the pace in 5th on rail, did not find much room behind runners approaching home turn and most of straight, caused interferences in search of a clear run over 50M out. |
| 5 | 6 | ICONICAL (J504) | Z Purton | TT | Pressed forward from the widest draw, 3-wide in 3rd onto first bend before gaining 1L 2nd into back straight, gained narrow advantage briefly after straightening for home only to be swamped inside final 200M. |
| 6 | 5 | POSITIVE SMILE (J467) | M L Yeung | -- | Settled in last few from a poor draw, in similar position into home straight, ran past well-beaten horses closing stages. |
| 7 | 2 | COMET SPLENDIDO (G071) | H Bentley | CP2/TT | Soon well back from a poor draw and waited with, commenced move very wide leaving the 500M, swung widest into straight, kept on steadily without quickening. |
| 8 | 12 | LUCKY BANNER (G354) | B Thompson | TT | Well there early stages, took up running onto first bend, led until narrowly headed early in home straight and weakened under pressure. |
| 9 | 10 | CHILL MASTER (J319) | K Teetan | TT | Crowded at start, travelled in rear of midfield on rail and awkwardly at times settling better from halfway out, saved ground on home turn, badly crowded for a run early in straight, made no impression inside final 150M. |
| 10 | 9 | OWNERS' PRAISE (H047) | K De Melo | TT | Settled in worse than midfield in 9th, came under pressure to hold position inside the 600M, swung wide into straight, weakened inside final 150M. |
| 11 | 8 | GOR MO TUEN (J434) | C L Chau | TT | Soon taken well back, never seen with a chance. |
| 12 | 3 | BUCEPHALAS (K096) | M Chadwick | H-/TT | Well there settling one back on rail in 3rd in back straight, came under pressure rounding final bend, baulked for a run upon straightening and soon weakened out of contention. (Blood in trachea) |
| 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 |