Race 7 (497)
THE MARTELL NOBLIGE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | SONGS OF THE SUN (CB237) | D Dunn | -- | Away smartly and quickly made running. Challenged and surrendered lead 700 M out, still travelling nicely on fence. Head and head with leader from straightening before prevailing final stages, won well. |
| 2 | 4 | GOLDEN FARM (CA069) | Y T Cheng | B | Began only fairly, passed forward to lead 2 or 3 wide 700 M out, holding not more than 1L's advantage. Joined swinging into straight. Kept on well though zig-zagging a bit, found winner too strong. |
| 3 | 6 | SELF FLIT (CB322) | F Coetzee | -- | Missed the start, about 4 to 6Ls off lead towards rear. Responded well under pressure after straightening though hanging in, shifted out abruptly near winning post when doing best work. |
| 4 | 5 | THE MOST DAUNTLESS (BT171) | G Mosse | B | Driven but only managed position forward of midfield on rail about 3Ls off pace. Shifted out 3-wide rounding home bend, one-paced before minor progress late. |
| 5 | 12 | HEAVENLY WIND (BP313) | W M Lai | -- | Soon 2-wide behind leaders, kept on same pace in straight, crowded near the line and was steadied. |
| 6 | 10 | SMART WIN (CA372) | K H Ting | -- | Ridden in midfield early, gradually dropped towards rear passing Rock to be 6Ls off lead, always on rail. Made up some ground in home straight, one-paced final 150 M. |
| 7 | 3 | FAIRWAY FINDER (BV021) | M Cahill | B/TT1 | Ridden early to be handy 3rd then 4th, unable to hold position 500 M out and dropped to 4Ls behind pace, stayed there. |
| 8 | 8 | MULTI-WINNER (BS149) | S Dye | -- | Close up out wide early, steadily dropped to midfield 2-wide 4 or 5Ls off pace 800 M out. Not come on in home straight. |
| 9 | 1 | WELL EXPRESS (BV023) | W C Marwing | P-/B2 | Jumped well, caught wide without cover around mid-division. Did not quicken in the straight. |
| 10 | 9 | MR PRESIDENT (CA178) | C Williams | SR | Soon held up on fence at rear, became 7Ls off lead 700 M out. Made no show in straight, inconvenienced concluding stages. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 11 | MAXIMUM JOY (CA025) | S K Sit | -- | Began quite well from difficult draw, then dropped steadily to rear closer to fence. Unable to keep up and became detached from main bunch 600 M out. |
| 12 | 7 | SHINY (CB163) | E Saint-Martin | B | Slowly away and tailed off throughout, more than 20Ls adrift from the 600 M. |
| 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 |