Race 7 (174)
SOUTHORN HANDICAP Rating:88-64 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | EVASIVE TACTIC (BK183) | F Coetzee | -- | Made all. Just held on to retain advantage on line. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 6 | CHEGUEI (BG414) | J Marshall | -- | Rear till steady headway home bend, running on strongly inside 200 M to fail narrowly. |
| 3 | 8 | ON THE DOUBLE (BJ192) | S M Tam | -- | 2nd or 3rd to straight where he kept on till one-paced close home. |
| 4 | 4 | STAR OF LIHLIN (BH180) | A Munro | -- | Ran 4th to home bend and was 3rd on straightening. Unable quicken to challenge. |
| 5 | 2 | FUKIEN BOY (BK184) | B Marcus | B1 | Towards rear till running on a bit close home. |
| 6 | 9 | PERKYMAN (BJ268) | M Kinane | -- | 6th or 7th to straight where he failed to make any impression on leaders. |
| 7 | 3 | BLAZING BLADE (BH253) | D Gauci | -- | Dwelt, losing ground at start. Kept on steadily from rear into straight. |
| 8 | 5 | GROUP LEADER (BK085) | K S Lam | -- | Well there in 4th before dropping out from 400 M. |
| 9 | 7 | FLYING SUPREME (BJ215) | K H Ting | -- | 2nd or 3rd before failing to hold place approaching home turn. |
| 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 |