Race 4 (456)
MASSEY UNIVERSITY HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | GAINSBOROUGH'S BOY (BL182) | R Fradd | B | Settled towards rear. Commenced move rounding home bend. Widest runner turning in. Quickened well to hit front inside 200 M but narrowly headed nearing finish. (Finished 2nd, placed 1st.) |
| 2 | 6 | NORTHERN FLYER (BS032) | F Sanchez | -- | Began awkwardly. Held up in rear. Made swift headway on outside passing 600 M to be prominent entering straight. Ran on well to gain upper hand while drifting out closing stages. (Finished 1st, placed 2nd.) |
| 3 | 3 | HONEST DRAGON (BS223) | K C Tsang | -- | Prominent. Improved to join leaders home bend. Hung out turning in and continued to shift out down straight but hung on for a place. |
| 4 | 13 | DEVOTEE (BP024) | S King | -- | Travelled mainly in rear of midfield. Ran on early in straight but one-paced under pressure closing stages. |
| 5 | 5 | GRAND PRIZE (BL087) | W S Yu | -- | Travelled in midfield. Effort around home bend. Prominent into straight. No extra closing stages. |
| 6 | 2 | FRUITFUL TRIP (BP331) | F Coetzee | B1 | Prominent to 200 M. No extra closing stages. |
| 7 | 4 | BOLD DANCER (BP025) | D Whyte | B | Towards rear. Given reminders passing 400 M. Kept on steadily early in straight. Eased down closing stages. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 10 | CHEERS UP (BP244) | Y T Cheng | PC | Always well behind until forced to check when improving 100 M out. |
| 9 | 8 | LIGHT PRINT (BP096) | D Harrison | -- | Contested early lead. Settled outside leader. Gained slender advantage turning in. Swamped inside 200 M. |
| 10 | 7 | STRONG WAY (BT126) | B Marcus | -- | Settled just behind leaders. Niggled along around home bend. Dropped out upon straightening. |
| 11 | 12 | BOLD'N POWER (BT068) | K W Lee | -- | Mainly in midfield. Tightened on stable bend. Weakened home bend. |
| 12 | 11 | CHEERFUL (BM193) | C K Tsang | B | Made running to 400 M. Dropped out upon straightening. |
| 13 | 9 | COMEDY (BS140) | E Legrix | B1 | Planted at start. Never in contention. |
| 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 |