Race 3 (174)
WATERLOO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | CHOICE AND CHANCE (CA381) | E Saint-Martin | B | Jumped awkwardly and trailed field early stages. Gradually made up ground and was on fence near midfield making home turn. Continued to improve in the straight and ran down the leader final 50 M. |
| 2 | 6 | GRASS HOPPER (CD050) | S Dye | CP/TT | Best out and took the lead. Remained in front going into home straight and held a 2Ls lead final 200 M. Stayed on well but was headed final 50 M. |
| 3 | 5 | FLYING DAGGER (CG025) | F Coetzee | TT | Raced prominently behind the leader until home straight. Kept chasing but unable to draw closer in the straight. |
| 4 | 12 | PEACH BLOSSOM (CC309) | M W Leung | TT | outpaced early and settled on fence at the rear. Made a ground saving trip around the bend and kept improving in the straight to be closest at finish. |
| 5 | 4 | SOUTHERN LIGHT (CB439) | O Doleuze | CP | Outpaced by front runners and raced wide at midfield. Bumped heavily at 600 M and got carried wider. 4-wide and kept within 2Ls of the leader home turn. Ran on fairly but unable to draw closer in the straight. |
| 6 | 1 | HARVEY MUDD (CC295) | Y T Cheng | TT | 3-wide at midfield. Shuffled back slightly 400 M. Ran on steadily in the straight. |
| 7 | 7 | MILLION CHASE (CD132) | P H Lo | CP/H | 3-wide and no better than midfield. Widest making home turn and kept on same pace in the straight. |
| 8 | 2 | RACING SPIRIT (CE105) | D Whyte | V/TT | 2-wide and kept within 3Ls of the leader until home straight. Moved outwards at 250 M to get a run but unable to turn up a notch in the final stages. |
| 9 | 9 | WAIT FOR ME (CE332) | W M Lai | -- | Outpaced early stages and trailed field after 700 M. Last to enter home straight and was shifted wider to get a clear run at 250 M. Made a late dash. |
| 10 | 10 | ACCOLADE (CD121) | D Dunn | B1 | Slowly away and settled towards the rear. Swung out on straightening and only ran past beaten runners in the straight. |
| 11 | 3 | JADE DANCER (CE170) | R Fradd | B1 | Ridden out of the gates from wide draw and stalked leader until 600 M. Kept within a length of the leader making home turn but unable to keep pace on straightening. Weakened closing stages. |
| 12 | 8 | PRIME MOVER (CG028) | G Schofield | XB/B1 | No worse than midfield. 3-wide and 2Ls off the pace at 600 M. Faded steadily rounding home turn and tailed out 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 |