Race 7 (034)
CHICAGO HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | FORTUNE LIFE (CB207) | A Delpech | B | Settled on fence at midfield. Niggled to improve entering home turn and closed to within 2Ls of the lead at 400 M. Turned out on straightening and charged through to take the lead for good inside final 200 M. |
| 2 | 12 | SHABU SHABU (CB290) | S Dye | -- | Settled 2-wide behind midfield. 5Ls down at 400 M and picked up well on straightening to edge out rival for the runner up spot. |
| 3 | 2 | PRINCE GOLF (CB328) | D Whyte | -- | Taken back from a wide draw to race behind midfield. Improved along the inside after 600 M and closed to within 3Ls of the leader on straightening. Kept on but could not match the winner's pace closing stages. |
| 4 | 1 | KONRAD THE GREAT (CB059) | P Payne | SR | Soon settled in a rearward position. Gradually improved along the inside rail at home turn. Continued to make up ground in the straight. |
| 5 | 9 | FORTUNE BOY (CC378) | R Fradd | -- | Settled on fence and kept within 3Ls of the pace. Progressed gradually to race just behind the leader home turn. Assumed the lead shortly after straightening but failed to hold off rivals inside final 250 M. |
| 6 | 3 | CLASSA VICTORY (CB174) | H W Lai | B | Slowly away and soon trailed the field. Continued to be in a rearward position throughout back straight. Recovered some ground in the straight despite being held up at 100 M. |
| 7 | 5 | FAVOURITE EXPRESS (CB041) | O Doleuze | SR | Raced just off the pace in the early stages. Drifted back to midfield back straight. Widest rounding home turn and was carried further out before straightening. Kept on same pace to line. |
| 8 | 10 | TRUST ME (CA144) | C Williams | -- | Raced 2-wide in a forward position before settling back at midfield after 1200 M. Drifted further back near the Rock. Angled out on straightening but lacked the needed rally. |
| 9 | 8 | GOODWOOD (CA167) | D Dunn | -- | Ridden along to be 3-wide among leaders early stages. Stayed within 3Ls of leaders in 4th place in back straight. Niggled along rounding home turn but failed to pick up. Found nothing in the straight. |
| 10 | 7 | ARROGANCE (CA177) | B Doyle | B | Led from 1400 M out. Kept a neck's advantage in back straight and continued to lead at home turn. Weakened on straightening. |
| 11 | 11 | ZERO IN (CC332) | F Coetzee | -- | Ridden along to go forward. Hung out and swung wide first turn. Raced within a neck outside the leader back straight. Hung out badly home turn and had nothing left in the straight. |
| 12 | 6 | MODERN PROSPECT (CC070) | B Prebble | B/TT1 | Soon raced toward the back. No response under the whip at the rock and never got close 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 |