Race 8 (197)
BEECH HANDICAP Rating:95-75 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | SOUNDS BEST (CE255) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Fairly away, settled back on fence, shuffled back to 4 back 6L off lead, had soft run throughout, eased 2 wide on turn and came with strong run in straight to overhaul leaders. |
| 2 | 10 | CRYSTAL (CE209) | S Dye | B1 | Jumped with them, showed early speed to go forward and take up prominent spot, raced 2 wide without cover 3L off lead, carted field up to lead and fought strongly to go down narrowly. |
| 3 | 11 | FORTUNE SMILES (CB432) | C Munce | -- | Showed good early toe, took up running after 400 M, lead thereafter at good clip, pinched 4L lead down side lead until well into straight and headed only in shadows of post. |
| 4 | 3 | COSMO SUCCESS (CC250) | D Whyte | -- | Began with them, ridden up to take up closer position, unable to slot in, trapped 3 wide 6L of lead with cover, tracked into race nicely, put in gallant effort to close in straight. |
| 5 | 1 | GREAT ACHIEVEMENT (CD250) | O Doleuze | TT | Fairly away, ridden up to hold forward spot, travelled 2 wide with cover 5L from lead, had good run between horses thereafter, eased wide in straight and chased strongly but tired final 100 M. |
| 6 | 2 | MONEY STRONG (CC369) | A Delpech | SR | Slowly away, drifted back to be 2nd last 2 wide 7L off front, had easy time through middle stages, travelled well to turn, eased wide in straight and closed steadily without threatening winner. |
| 7 | 8 | GALLANT KNIGHT (CC189) | B Prebble | V | Broke best, taken straight to fence, obtained ideal trailing position 3 back on fence 3L off lead, had run of race, held ground in straight lacking the required dash to figure in finish. |
| 8 | 9 | PILLOW KING (CE291) | P H Lo | -- | Slowly away, drifted back to 2nd last on rails 7L off lead, had fair run throughout, followed paint in straight and battled away after passing tired runners. |
| 9 | 7 | FIGHTING MASCOT (CB426) | G Schofield | -- | Fairly away, ridden up to hold midfield position, raced 2 wide 6L from lead just worse than midfield, offered little when asked for effort in straight. |
| 10 | 5 | COME SEE YOU (CA368) | W M Lai | B/TT | Broke with them, trapped wide from awkward gate, travelled 3 wide without cover for majority of journey, wide took its toll and only plugged home. |
| 11 | 12 | BLOOM BLOOM (CG065) | Y T Cheng | -- | Slow to begin, taken straight back to fence, raced in last position 8 to 10L of lead throughout, couldn't keep up on turn and made no ground in straight. |
| 12 | 4 | PHANTOM THIEF (CG019) | F Coetzee | TT | Showed good early speed to take up running, restrained to take trail behind leader, overraced thereafter and never fully comfortable, commenced to give ground on turn and weakened right 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 |