Race 5 (015)
CENTRAL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | WROTE A NEW PAGE (K226) | H Bentley | TT | Away with them, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, finished off strongly, won by a narrow margin. |
| 2 | 2 | HIGHLAND RAHY (J298) | Z Purton | B/TT | Began smartly from gate 1, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably in the middle stages, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner late. |
| 3 | 3 | I CAN (H381) | A Atzeni | H/TT | Average to begin, raced behind midfield on the inside, 4 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, finished off strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin. |
| 4 | 1 | EMBRACES (J276) | C L Chau | TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, 6 lengths back, saved ground on turn, made good progress in straight to make frame, nearest on line. |
| 5 | 10 | CASA ROCHESTER (J494) | M Chadwick | -- | Jumped with them, positioned 2 wide, 5 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, finished off well to be nearest on line. |
| 6 | 6 | OUTGATE (H113) | Y L Chung | H/TT | Away well, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, angled out approaching 400M, 2 to 3 lengths back turning in, made some progress in straight. |
| 7 | 7 | NOBLE PURSUIT (H324) | L Ferraris | TT | Moderately away, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, peaked early in straight, kept on evenly to the line. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 8 | 8 | S J TOURBILLON (G138) | E C W Wong | CP/TT | Out with rest, raced in midfield on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, moved a bit closer after passing 750M, 1 to 2 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. |
| 9 | 5 | HARMONY GALAXY (J266) | B Avdulla | TT | Out in line, positioned 2 wide, 3 to 4 lengths back, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened and eased final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 4 | GREY CHARGER (K425) | D Probert | XB/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the outside, 5 to 6 lengths back turning in, made no progress in straight. |
| 11 | 11 | SAMARKAND (H070) | K Teetan | CP/TT | Moderately away, raced behind midfield on the outside, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |