Race 3 (540)
DRAKE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | BUDDIES POWER (CB201) | D Whyte | TT | Well there. Took lead from 1400 M to 1200 M. Then remained 2nd until regaining advantage near 600 M. Held on well. |
| 2 | 6 | RAINBOW DIAMOND (CD183) | R Fradd | -- | Towards rear and hung in from first turn. Ran on quite well in straight but without threatening. |
| 3 | 4 | CUPID (BV043) | P H Lo | SR | Midfield. Crept closer to 5th final turn. Stayed on well final 200 M. |
| 4 | 10 | SIGHT FIRST (BT280) | A Delpech | SR | Always thereabouts. One-paced. |
| 5 | 8 | NOBLE ZOOM (CC298) | G Mosse | B/TT | Prominent. Chased the leader rounding home bend. Remained 2nd until finding no extra closing stages. |
| 6 | 3 | MONEY STRONG (CC369) | O Doleuze | SR | Began awkwardly, losing ground. Raced behind midfield and was inconvenienced passing 800 M. Made up a little ground final turn. Stayed on same pace in straight. |
| 7 | 7 | ELETTARIN (CC269) | G Schofield | B | Led briefly early, then remained 3rd from 500 M. Failed to hold place inside 200 M. |
| 8 | 1 | AURELIAN (CC025) | A Marcus | B | Towards rear. 5-wide final turn. Very minor progress in straight. |
| 9 | 5 | MR BEAUTIFUL (CB057) | J Holder | -- | Towards rear throughout. |
| 10 | 12 | SAMMY TREASURE (CA324) | W Smith | B | Last to final turn passing two well beaten horses. |
| 11 | 9 | KID GALAXY (CB455) | W Woods | B2/TT1 | Around midfield. Dropped out on straightening. |
| 12 | 11 | DESERT HERO (CD016) | W M Lai | P/TT1 | Well there. Took lead from 1200 M. Faded rapidly 500 M out. |
| 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 |