Race 7 (098)
THE COMMUNITY CHEST CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:75-55 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | THE ACHIEVER (CB347) | D Dunn | TT | Settled 2-off the fence near midfield early. Dropped slightly to behind midfield near 800 M and pressured 400 M out. Made a strong rally down the stretch to grab a share of the win. |
| 1 | 11 | AMO (CB125) | G Schofield | -- | Jumped well and soon settled at midfield but 3-wide. Continued to travel comfortably in that position into home straight. Quickened nicely when asked and headed inside final 100 M. Held on at the line for a dead-heat win. |
| 3 | 6 | GRAND FIGHTER (CA225) | W Smith | B | Began well and raced just behind pace until 800 M. Kept 2-wide and within 3Ls behind the lead going into the straight. No clear passage 300 M out but picked up nicely once finding daylight and closely followed winner home. |
| 4 | 2 | SONGS OF THE SUN (CB237) | G Mosse | -- | Jumped to an early lead but raced keenly in the early stages. Continued to lead into the final stages until being swamped by the top three inside final 100 M. |
| 5 | 7 | SIR OCTAVIUS (CB427) | S Dye | -- | Hovering around midfield shortly after the jumped and was niggled along to improve to a disputed lead at 800 M. Continued to race upside the leader and led briefly near final 200 M. Unable to sustain effort thereafter. |
| 6 | 3 | GLORY HERO (CA057) | A Marcus | BO | Pushed along to race behind the leader in the early stages. Kept on fence and right behind the lead until final 200 M. Unable to get into a higher gear in the closing stages. |
| 7 | 5 | GOT IT GOOD (CC229) | J Quinn | -- | Began fairly and raced on the fence at midfield. Continued to be held in similar position until being pressured on straightening. Responded only fairly in run to the line. |
| 8 | 9 | AURELIAN (CC025) | D Whyte | B | Jumped slow from wide draw and was near last at 1000 M. Improved position slightly in the back straight but still trapped 3-wide. 4-wide turning for home and ran on without threatening. |
| 9 | 12 | MAJIN BUU (CC334) | P H Lo | V | Jumped from widest draw and sat behind midfield early. Allowed to stride forward once in the back straight to be about a length behind pace but 3-wide. Continued to race 3-wide rounding home. Faded in the closing stages. |
| 10 | 8 | OPERA MAGIC (CB404) | Y T Cheng | B | Remained racing near the rear in the early stages despite being pressured. Made no improvement in the back straight. Ran on without threatening in home straight. |
| 11 | 4 | KEV BUSHIDO (BV166) | F Coetzee | SR | Soon racing in rear section. Struck on the heels near 700 M and was dragged behind. Last pair to enter home straight and made no impression. |
| 12 | 1 | MY CHIEF (BV044) | A Delpech | B1 | Slowly away and raced keenly at the rear of the field in the early and middle stages. Found nothing on straightening and finished at the rear. |
| 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 |