Race 7 (292)
CRYSTAL HANDICAP Rating:88-68 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | MY CHIEF (BV044) | D Dunn | -- | Switched off in last position. Shaken up 500 M out and swung widest into straight. Flew home on outer to collect race concluding stages. |
| 2 | 7 | GOOD NEWS (BS280) | S Dye | B | Held up 2nd last on rail until straightening. Ran on well along inner final 200 M to be nearest at finish, just denied. |
| 3 | 9 | GOLCONDA (CA111) | A Suborics | -- | Soon up on pace, 3-wide until 1000 M. Slender advantage turning in and held every chance until passed by 1st pair final 50 M. |
| 4 | 1 | OPTIC FRIENDLY (CA252) | D Whyte | -- | Slow to begin, settled towards rear. Made gradual ground final 250 M. |
| 5 | 5 | CENTURY HORSE (BT267) | B Marcus | B | Forward of midfield 2Ls off speed on fence. Awkwardly placed near 200 M and became unbalanced, then was unable to find clear running and was not ridden out to the line. |
| 6 | 4 | MILLENNIUM SUPREME (BV228) | O Doleuze | TT | 2-wide behind midfield, chased along from 500 M. Made steady ground from 150 M, no extra final bit. |
| 7 | 10 | DOLLARS AND SENSE (BT278) | J Egan | BO | 3-wide in midfield, hung in near 1000 M and bumped another runner. Improved passing Rock to challenge for lead turning in, run ended inside final 100 M and dropped away. |
| 8 | 8 | HORNET (BP238) | G Mosse | -- | Soon disputing lead on rail. Unable to keep up when tempo quickened 400 M out. Kept on fairly before giving ground steadily final 100 M. |
| 9 | 6 | LOMOND'S FAY (BP303) | W C Marwing | -- | Settled in midfield. Held up for run over final 200 M and was not properly tested out. |
| 10 | 11 | PROJECTSTAR (BV048) | K C Tsang | SR | Up there early, soon eased to take sit behind leaders. Kept on one-paced in straight before dropping out final 100 M. |
| 11 | 2 | INDUBITABLY BLISS (CA058) | F Coetzee | TT | 3Ls off pace just forward of midfield, bumped near 1000 M when starting to pull a bit. Began to struggle from 600 M, never looked likely thereafter and dropped away from 200 M. |
| 12 | 12 | BOBO DUCK (CA063) | R Fradd | V | 4 or 5-wide around midfield without cover. Bumped near 400 M and obliged to travel wider. Dropped out soon after straightening. |
| 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 |