Race 3 (012)
SOUTH BAY HANDICAP Rating:38-18 1000m Happy Valley Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | TOP WINNER (CA007) | B Marcus | B | Led field approaching 800 M. Held on well along rail in straight. |
| 2 | 9 | WINWIN COMBINATION (BP340) | W Woods | B | Better than midfield. Improved gradually from 600 M to be 4th turning in. Continued to run on but never able to threaten the winner. |
| 3 | 6 | HEAVENLY WIND (BP313) | S King | -- | Pushed along from widest draw to sit outside leader. Was one-paced and lost 2nd inside 100 M. |
| 4 | 11 | SPARTAN (BN118) | R Fradd | B | Mostly 10th to straight where he made up good ground from outside. |
| 5 | 12 | FLYING KNIGHT (BV268) | J Egan | -- | In touch. Hung out final turn. One-paced. |
| 6 | 2 | HEADING TO WIN (BM068) | F Coetzee | -- | Towards rear. Ran on a bit inside 200 M. |
| 7 | 4 | STERLING CHANCE (BP115) | E Legrix | V | Prominent. Was 3rd along rail upon straightening. Unable to hold place inside 200 M. |
| 8 | 8 | STARLIGHT SUPREME (BT262) | T Culhane | B | Around midfield throughout. Found no extra closing stages. |
| 9 | 7 | CORE PRINCIPLES (BS229) | D Whyte | B | Never better than midfield. |
| 10 | 1 | RORY'S BID (BP272) | D Dunn | B/TT | Jumped very awkwardly, losing ground. Never in contention. |
| 11 | 10 | FLORAL REGENT (BS063) | S K Sit | -- | Always at the back. |
| 12 | 5 | PERFECT CHOICE (BV326) | W M Lai | B | Hampered at start, behind midfield. Dropped out in 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 |