Race 3 (375)
LEIGHTON HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | COMEDY (BS140) | R Fradd | -- | Prominent before racing in 5th far side. Sustained effort in straight to take command 200 M. Won convincingly. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 1 | KOWLOON'S BLESSING (BT066) | B Marcus | -- | Started badly, towards rear. Moderate progress from 800 M, being 7th rounding home bend. Widest into straight, ran on without threatening. (Promoted.) |
| 3 | 10 | GRAND PRIZE (BL087) | K H Ting | -- | Midfield or behind. Shifted in early straight and made ground steadily along the rail to claim 3rd final 100 M. |
| 4 | 3 | AMERICAN WAY (BL110) | K Fallon | B | Jumped awkwardly, last to straight. Ran on well. |
| 5 | 2 | THE GREATEST (BN260) | J Quinn | B | Towards rear. Made ground under pressure final 250 M, never nearer. |
| 6 | 7 | TOP PRACTITIONER (BM131) | W Woods | -- | Around midfield. Kept on quite well 150 M. |
| 7 | 8 | BOGIE'S PRIDE (BL052) | D Boeuf | B2 | Pulled to be in prominent position. Took lead final turn. Found no extra when headed 200 M. |
| 8 | 4 | FURIOSO (BN248) | C H Tse | -- | Towards rear. Made progress passing 1200 M to be 4th far side. Kept on early straight but unable to quicken final 150 M. (Demoted.) |
| 9 | 5 | TOUCHWOOD (BP026) | F Coetzee | B | In touch early. Dropped to the rear group when unbalanced 1200 M. No progress. (Demoted.) |
| 10 | 9 | WISHES (BT100) | D Harrison | B | Was not far off early stages. Dropped back steadily when the saddle shifted forward. Run ignored. |
| 11 | 11 | GOLD FLASK (BS221) | W S Yu | -- | Led field until headed passing 800 M. Dropped out from 2nd early straight. |
| 12 | 12 | NOBLE EAGLE (BT249) | S K Sit | -- | Slowly away. Soon recovered ground to become 4th. Moved up to take lead 800 M. Faded out of contention when headed 400 M out. |
| 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 |