Race 3 (488)
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | V-MING (BL048) | W M Lai | -- | Soon led and kicked clear. Just held on under pressure. |
| 2 | 11 | BLESSING (BN255) | B Marcus | -- | Settled in 4th. Commenced run rounding home bend. Ran on stoutly under pressure in straight to just fail to get up on line. |
| 3 | 10 | MR BELIEF (BN069) | R Fradd | -- | Well back early. Made steady headway from halfway to be 5th some 6Ls back entering straight. Sustained progress down home stretch to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 7 | SURELY WONDERFUL (BK213) | D Whyte | -- | With leaders early. Hampered approaching stable bend and again at 1000 M, dropping to midfield. Renewed effort home bend to gain 3rd some 5Ls back into straight and sustained progress to narrowly miss the placegetters. |
| 5 | 9 | POWER RANGERS (BM202) | B Doyle | -- | Well back. Made headway from Rock to be 6th some 7Ls back turning into straight. Ran on steadily to be nearest at finish despite inconvenienced 200 M out. |
| 6 | 6 | TOY BARON (BN142) | C F Chan | -- | Held up in rear. Ran on past beaten runners in straight. |
| 7 | 2 | SWEET WIN (BJ056) | P Payne | -- | Settled at tail-end of field before making moderate progress in straight. |
| 8 | 8 | CHARISMA (BM221) | H K Cheung | B | Jumped awkwardly. Travelled in midfield before dropping towards rear turning into back straight. Made no impression thereafter. |
| 9 | 1 | CROWN REGENT (BS034) | W Woods | B1 | Contested lead early. Chased behind leader until finding no extra upon straightening. |
| 10 | 5 | NORTH STAR (BP188) | C K Tsang | -- | Jumped fairly. Soon dropped towards rear. (Demoted.) |
| 11 | 12 | INVINCIBLE (BJ171) | A Munro | -- | Niggled along in 3rd until gradually giving ground from 600 M. |
| 12 | 4 | SUPER HAPPY (BM019) | W S Yu | -- | Missed the start. Soon recovered to midfield. Gradually faded from Rock. |
| 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 |