Race 3 (576)
HYDERABAD HANDICAP Rating:52-32 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | SKY HAWK (BS070) | A Marcus | B | Mainly 4th or 5th to straight. Was hampered by carrying wide when running on from 300 M. Held narrow advantage 200 M but was just beaten. (Finished 2nd, placed 1st.) |
| 2 | 4 | DEEP PURPLE (CB251) | F Coetzee | -- | Mainly 2nd. Shifted out when under pressure in straight and caused interference. Gained upper hand close to the line. (Finished 1st, placed 2nd.) |
| 3 | 1 | BRAVISSIMO (BS041) | D Whyte | SR | Always prominent. Kept on well on the rail but unable to reach the 1st pair. |
| 4 | 12 | MILLENNIUM LEGEND (BV246) | W M Lai | B | Led field to 200 M. Found no extra. |
| 5 | 3 | BUENO BUENO (CA193) | E Legrix | SR1/TT- | Mainly midfield. Made very moderate progress in straight. |
| 6 | 8 | CHIVAS LAD (CA218) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Checked soon after start, remained at rear. Held for a run final turn, then made up some ground final 300 M. |
| 7 | 9 | HONEST STEED (BV135) | M Cahill | -- | Around midfield throughout. |
| 8 | 7 | ADMIRAL (CA075) | S K Sit | -- | Started awkwardly, last to 1100 M. Made some advancement to 8th or 9th and no more. |
| 9 | 2 | MONEY COLT (CA203) | Y T Cheng | -- | Towards near throughout. |
| 10 | 6 | WINMARK (CA137) | D Dunn | B | Rider found difficulties to settle early and middle stages. Never able to feature. |
| 11 | 5 | HAIL WINNER (BV087) | H K Yim | B/SR/TT | Towards rear from a wide draw. Made improvement from 1200 M to be in touch far side. Dropped back final 400 M. |
| 12 | 11 | INSIGHTOREALITY (CA363) | K K Lai | -- | Checked at start, never a factor. |
| 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 |