Race 7 (524)
RIVER AVON HANDICAP Rating:70-50 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | ETERNAL FUN (BT276) | E Saint-Martin | P- | Found rails position 4-5Ls off pace and 5th. Pulled out from rails 500 M out and entered straight 2Ls down. Hit front 100 M out to win comfortably. |
| 2 | 8 | MAJESTIC WARRIOR (BV234) | Y T Cheng | B | Ridden early but outpaced at rear, racing on rails or 2-wide some 10Ls off pace. 2nd last position upon straightening, ran on strongly final 200 M to make late bid for 2nd. |
| 3 | 1 | ABLE WIN (BV311) | D Whyte | P-/B2 | From widest gate had no option but to shift across to race 2 or 3-wide towards rear. Made strong run from behind midfield out wide final 200 M and just grabbed 3rd, despite hanging in and proving difficult to ride out. |
| 4 | 11 | ALL THE GLORY (BN058) | C Williams | -- | Well positioned on rails about 3Ls off pace 3rd. Crept closer from home turn and ran on well in straight. Led 200 M out but winner too good and headed near 100 M. Lost to placegetters final strides. |
| 5 | 10 | THE RICH MAN (BS130) | M Cahill | -- | One off rails rear of midfield, turning into straight marginally closer. Managed to run on steadily despite check between runners 200 M out. |
| 6 | 12 | SIR GALWAY (BP018) | S K Sit | B | From inside gate settled behind midfield along rails. Was crowded into running rail and checked after the 1200 M. Kept on steadily along rails in home straight. |
| 7 | 9 | TELECOM PRINCE (BP223) | W Woods | -- | Raced midfield about 2-wide in 6th position. Under pressure 400 M out. Ran on steadily from 250 M until tired final stages. |
| 8 | 5 | LONGMARK (BT294) | W C Marwing | -- | Jumped well from wide gate to race just outside leader PRECIOUS SWEETIE, maintaining 2nd position until 250 M out when one-paced and overhauled by rivals. |
| 9 | 3 | PRECIOUS SWEETIE (CB247) | M W Leung | -- | Mustered speed to lead on rails until 250 M out. Unable to further sustain effort and weakened steadily final 200 M. |
| 10 | 2 | ME AND YOU (BT011) | D Dunn | -- | Always behind midfield, racing 2-3 wide along back straight and moved out to race even wider from 600 M out, entering home stretch widest. Never a threat. |
| 11 | 7 | QUICK NEWS (CB178) | B Fayd'herbe | TT | Jumped awkwardly. Pulled hard and became unbalanced behind heels at the 1000 M. Raced along fence towards rear and entered home straight last. No threat whatsoever. |
| 12 | 4 | CHOCOLATE TYCOON (BT257) | F Coetzee | B2 | From wide gate was niggled to maintain 4th position racing 2-wide and about 5Ls off pace. Began to struggle running into home turn, behind midfield into straight, dropped out further. |
| 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 |