Race 3 (484)
THE MARTELL CORDON BLEU HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | ARRECTIS AURIBUS (BP062) | A Munro | -- | In touch. Cruised to the front turning in. Held on well to the line. |
| 2 | 7 | RUNNING CUE (BP231) | J Quinn | B | Slowly away, soon in midfield. Made progress when under pressure turning in. Ran on. |
| 3 | 5 | AMERICAN CHAMPION (BN179) | D Harrison | B | Better than midfield. Ran on under pressure in straight. Never nearer. |
| 4 | 13 | DIAMOND AND GOLD (BP100) | K H Ting | -- | Settled midfield. Made up good ground inside 200 M. |
| 5 | 12 | RED IN GREEN (BT169) | W Woods | BO | Midfield. Ran on a bit along rail in straight. |
| 6 | 6 | BRILLIANT LAD (BV097) | R Fradd | TT | Behind midfield. Kept on early straight but found no extra closing stages. |
| 7 | 1 | LIKETY WIN (BT038) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Towards rear. Moved up from 500 M and was widest turning in. Kept on one-paced in straight. |
| 8 | 3 | BON LA VIE (BV015) | F Coetzee | -- | Jumped very awkwardly, remained at rear until making some late ground final 200 M. |
| 9 | 4 | SIR GALWAY (BP018) | Y T Cheng | B | Led. Found no extra when headed final turn. |
| 10 | 14 | GOOD MESSAGE (BS302) | C Brown | TT | Never better than midfield. |
| 11 | 9 | GIANT FIGHT (BP140) | S Baster | B | Towards rear throughout. |
| 12 | 11 | MISSION SEALED (BN100) | W M Lai | B2 | Prominent. Failed to hold position upon straightening. |
| 13 | 10 | ELITE (BM142) | S K Sit | B | Never a factor. Hung out home turn. |
| 14 | 2 | KOH-I-NOOR (BS043) | D Whyte | B1 | Soon prominent and sat outside the leader. Hung out final turn and dropped out in the straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |