Race 5 (641)
MANAWATU RIVER HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | JUST TOO GOOD (CB150) | W C Marwing | V | Raced in a forward position in the early stages. Steadily eased to race 2 to 3Ls off leader 2-wide passing winning post 1st time. Under pressure to go forward at home bend and found the line well in straight to win convincingly. |
| 2 | 6 | DIVINE FEELING (CA355) | D Dunn | B | Jumped well from wide draw but soon eased to race at back on inner. Near 1200 M was checked when closed to heels. Switched out and made steady improvement at home bend. Made up steady ground in straight to grab 2nd place near the line |
| 3 | 8 | SPEED WINNER (CB195) | R Fradd | -- | Raced in midfield in the early stages. Near the 1200 M went forward to join the leading pack. Placed under pressure at home bend and kept on well in straight, only to be caught by the 2nd placegetter near the line. |
| 4 | 12 | MANSFIELD STAR (CA332) | M W Leung | H | Slow to begin and raced in rear section 2-wide. Near the 1200 M went forward from the outside to be in midfield at back straight without cover. Ran on fairly and hung in in straight, missed the 3rd placegetter by a short margin. |
| 5 | 5 | MEMBERS GLORY (CB325) | B Prebble | B | Raced towards the rear 3-wide and checked near the 1200 M when awkwarded on heels. Made improvement at home bend and steadied at 400 M. Took a while to get going in straight and made up a little ground in the final stages. |
| 6 | 1 | CHATER LANE (CB339) | M Cahill | SR | Tardy start and soon raced in mid-division 2-wide. Near the 1200 M was steadied when awkwarded on heels. Made little improvement at home bend. Kept on evenly and raced tight throughout the straight. |
| 7 | 3 | MAMOUSKA (CB444) | Y T Cheng | B | Niggled along to race in better than midfield on fence through to straight. Responded fairly when asked 250 M out but had trouble obtaining a clear run over a concluding stages and was not ridden out to the line. |
| 8 | 9 | OLIVE OR TWIST (CB271) | D Beasley | B2 | Slowly away. Raced in midfield or worse on rail and proved difficult to settle in the early stages. Steadily dropped to the rear section after 1400 M. Blocked from 250 M to 100 M. Made up little ground thereafter. |
| 9 | 11 | GUSCOTT (BS207) | P H Lo | B | Niggled along to race outside the leader in the early stages. Steadily eased to race in better than midfield at back straight. Unable to quicken when asked 250 M out and further weakened over the concluding stages. |
| 10 | 10 | SEA PEARL (BS262) | K C Tsang | B | Hard ridden to race in a forward position on rail through to straight. Found nothing in straight and further weakened inside final 200 M. |
| 11 | 2 | SMART WIN (CA372) | G Schofield | B | Settled in midfield or worse on rail. For some distance after the 400 M was held up for running. Made no impression in the straight. |
| 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 |