Race 3 (440)
TAI O HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | BIG TREASURE (BN164) | P Payne | B/H | Niggled along in 6th some 3Ls off pace. Given reminder leaving Rock improving to 3rd into straight where twice hampered but closing on winner every stride inside final 200 M for a narrow defeat. (Finished 2nd, placed 1st.) |
| 2 | 8 | BORDEAUX (BP266) | F Coetzee | -- | Led to Rock. Ridden in 2nd around home bend and ran on while shifting out twice early in straight to hit front passing 100 M. Just held on against runner-up's strong late challenge. (Finished 1st, placed 2nd.) |
| 3 | 1 | MOST DELIGHTED (BJ034) | W M Lai | -- | Settled in 5th before improving to take lead going up Rock. Went 2Ls clear entering straight but unable to sustain effort and worn down closing stages. |
| 4 | 10 | THE KING OF HONOUR (BP209) | D Whyte | B | Settled towards rear. Made steady headway under pressure home bend to be 5th into straight. Continued to make ground doing best work at finish. |
| 5 | 5 | BILL (BP129) | D Nikolic | B | Prominent early, settling in midfield. Gained 4th around home bend. Kept on without quickening in straight. |
| 6 | 12 | REALLY THE BEST (BP009) | A Munro | -- | Towards rear until making up some late ground inside final 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 7 | RED COMMANDER (BP097) | B Doyle | B | Rear until making good headway around home bend to be midfield into straight. Kept on one pace. |
| 8 | 9 | TOY BARON (BN142) | S K Sit | B- | Midfield before unbalanced and lost some ground passing 600 M. Towards rear into straight and kept on one pace. |
| 9 | 6 | BAMBI (BK126) | K M Chin | -- | Prominent before tightened losing position going up Rock. Still midfield in 6th entering straight but soon found no extra. |
| 10 | 11 | KICK THE HABIT (BL130) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Midfield until dropping towards rear at Rock. No further impression thereafter. |
| 11 | 3 | SPLENDID GIFT (BS058) | B Marcus | -- | Always well behind. |
| 12 | 13 | AUCTION VENTURE (BP229) | W Woods | -- | Reared high and lost considerable ground at start. Never recovered. |
| 13 | 14 | FORTUNE WORLD (BL006) | C K Tse | -- | Well there to Rock then dropped out. |
| 14 | 2 | SPORTING GLORY (BP269) | G Boss | B | Prominent until fading from 500 M. Hung wide entering home 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 |