Race 7 (129)
MELBOURNE HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | CITY FORTUNE (BS181) | R Fradd | -- | Settled in prominent 3rd. Improved to be just 1L behind leader turning for home. Quickened well to take charge inside 200 M. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 10 | STERLING CHANCE (BP115) | C W Mok | -- | Attempted to make all. Kept on but headed inside 200 M. Just held on for 2nd place. |
| 3 | 11 | BRAVEHEART (BN129) | D Whyte | -- | Settled in rear of midfield. Effort around home bend. Ran on well in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 6 | SUPER CONQUEROR (BM110) | M W Leung | B | Settled towards rear. Gained good ground along rails home turn to be 2-1/2Ls off pace into straight. Ran on well to just miss 3rd place. |
| 5 | 1 | CAVALO (BS152) | Y T Cheng | -- | Niggled along and given reminders towards rear early. Tightened stables bend. Effort rounding home bend. Ran on steadily under pressure in straight. |
| 6 | 5 | QUICK COMMANDER (BS225) | K Fallon | -- | Settled in midfield, racing tightly on rails far side. Came under pressure home turn and improved to be 3rd after straightening holding some chance. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 14 | CHAMPION RANGER (BT149) | J Quinn | B1 | Slowly away. Travelled at the back. Saved ground on rails home turn to be behind midfield entering straight. Kept on same pace. |
| 8 | 4 | THE MIGHTY SWORD (BS132) | B Marcus | -- | Settled in forward of midfield. Headway rounding home bend but hung out turning into straight. Soon found no extra. |
| 9 | 8 | STORM BOY (BS288) | S King | B2 | Missed the start badly. Remained at the back until running past a few beaten horses in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 9 | CHUK WAY (BT268) | B Doyle | -- | Pushed along early from wide draw to be prominent. Settled in 4th turning into back straight. Gave ground under pressure home bend. |
| 11 | 2 | CLASSIC BOY (BM011) | K C Tsang | -- | Wide in mid-division early. Towards rear turning into back straight. Hung out badly on home turn and in straight. Never recovered. |
| 12 | 12 | CLEAR MASTER (BT128) | A Munro | B | Mainly wide in midfield. Given reminders passing Rock. Gave ground from home bend. |
| 13 | 3 | THE GREATEST (BN260) | F Sanchez | B2/P- | Settled behind leader. Came under pressure rounding home bend. Swamped turning into straight. |
| PU | 13 | WIN ACADEMY (BT219) | W M Lai | -- | Settled in midfield. Broke down and pulled up near 800 M. |
| 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 |