Race 3 (493)
THE MARTELL VSOP HANDICAP Rating:58-38 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | HARMONY PRINCE (BS092) | M Cahill | -- | Towards rear. Ran on from 7th early straight to win marginally. |
| 2 | 5 | I DELIVER (BV112) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Midfield early. Dropped to the rear group far side. Crept closer order turning in. Ran on well along rail to just miss narrowly. |
| 3 | 4 | DE INTEGRO (BS079) | S K Sit | B | Always there, 2Ls 3rd final turn. Kept on to hold some chance passing 200 M. Effort not sustained. |
| 4 | 2 | NON SEQUITUR (BV093) | F Coetzee | P/H | Pushed along from a wide draw to take lead most time until final 100 M where he kept on but without quickening. |
| 5 | 3 | DANCING SOUND (CA066) | M W Leung | P-/TT | Moved to the rail from widest draw and was last to final turn. No clear run early straight when improving. Made up good ground when in clear. |
| 6 | 7 | GUSCOTT (BS207) | C Williams | SR/V | Prominent to 1200 M where he dropped to midfield. Kept on a bit early straight but soon found no extra. |
| 7 | 1 | FORTUNE DANCER (BS081) | E Saint-Martin | B | Mainly better than midfield. Unable to quicken in straight. |
| 8 | 6 | METRO TRAVELLER (BT168) | S Dye | SR | Towards rear. Ran on a bit final 200 M. |
| 9 | 8 | WINMARK (CA137) | D Dunn | B | Behind midfield. Unable to make progress in straight. |
| 10 | 9 | CLEVER CITATION (BV303) | W M Lai | -- | Well there. Took lead very briefly far side. Weakened out of contention from 2nd final turn. |
| 11 | 12 | HANDSOME MAN (BS012) | K S Yu | -- | Towards rear. Improved a bit rounding home bend. Widest turning in. Made no show in straight. |
| 12 | 10 | SUPER ELITE (CA214) | E Legrix | -- | Left awkwardly, moved up to be prominent passing 1200 M. Weakened 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 |