Race 4 (197)
HAMILTON ACADEMY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | STEPS AHEAD (CD257) | H W Lai | SR-/B1 | Made all to win unchallenged. |
| 2 | 1 | THE ONLY ONE (CB383) | D Whyte | B | Always prominent. Ran on steadily inside final 200 M without threatening. |
| 3 | 7 | BRAVE COMMANDER (CC322) | T Mundry | B- | Always well there. Kept on steadily without quickening under pressure. |
| 4 | 3 | FLYING KENNY (CC244) | A Starke | V | Settled behind midfield. Ran on steadily from midfield into straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 5 | CHINA WORLD (CA397) | O Doleuze | B | Restrained behind leader. Came to challenge upon straightening but only kept on at the one pace before fading final 200 M. |
| 6 | 6 | JUST TOO GOOD (CB150) | G Schofield | V | Towards rear. Shifted out for a run upon straightening. Steadied 200 M out before making up late ground closing stages. |
| 7 | 2 | HIGHLAND DAWN (CC138) | F Coetzee | B | Midfield. Came under pressure turning in but only kept on at the one pace. |
| 8 | 11 | DIVINE FEELING (CA355) | S Dye | -- | Trailed field to straight. Ran past beaten horses closing stages. |
| 9 | 8 | FLORAL DANCER (CA259) | K S Yu | B | Always in last few. |
| 10 | 4 | ISLAND SPIRIT (CD014) | R Fradd | V | Mostly in midfield to straight. Faded. |
| 11 | 12 | OPTIC CHIEF (BV072) | W M Lai | -- | Wide in midfield to 400 M. Weakened. |
| 12 | 9 | NATURAL MODEL (CD191) | A Delpech | -- | Raced freely in midfield early. Moved up to dispute 2nd going up Rock. Gradually dropped out from 500 M. |
| 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 |