Race 3 (090)
PING KONG HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | PRIME TARGET (CH242) | G Boss | -- | Settled 2-wide behind midfield. Surprised others by taking off near the rock and opened up a big lead making home turn. Found enough in the final stages to seal victory. |
| 2 | 3 | MEATH (CE143) | D Whyte | SR/V | Manoevered its way to the fence in the early stages and was never worse than midfield. Switched out on straightening and ran on well to the line. |
| 3 | 8 | AMAZING CHOICE (CG163) | F Coetzee | B | Jumped well and raced 2-wide better than midfield. Kept on well in the straight for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 6 | KEY WINNER (CG157) | K L Chui | TT | Raced along the rails and no better than midfield. Swung out on straightening and closed the race off well. |
| 5 | 7 | G-ONE LEADING (CE306) | M Nunes | -- | Raced 2-wide at midfield. 3-wide turning for home and kept on steadily in the straight to be closest at finish. |
| 6 | 10 | SIXTY SECONDS (CB177) | O Doleuze | V | Settled on the fence behind the pace. Caught behind slow traffic and lost ground making home turn. Kept on only fairly in the straight. |
| 7 | 11 | PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) | Z Purton | B/H/TT | Jumped awkwardly and was taken back to a rearward position. Near last on straightening and made up ground in the straight. |
| 8 | 2 | BEAR DOMINANCE (CD235) | D Beadman | TT | Settled in rear section. Made up some ground in the straight. |
| 9 | 4 | LAZY BUDDIES (CC208) | G Mosse | B | Unable to muster early speed and raced at the rear. Trailed field into home straight. Made up some ground in the straight despite hitting traffic near 100 M. |
| 10 | 12 | SUPER POWER (CH117) | C K Tong | B1/TT | Slowly away. Settled 2-wide behind midfield. Remained on same pace in the straight and only ran past beaten runners. |
| 11 | 1 | SPACED (CG034) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Pressed forward. Led under a comfortable pace back straight before being overtaken at 600 M. Lacked a response when asked to quicken and weakened after straightening. |
| 12 | 9 | GOOD VIEW SUCCESS (CE237) | B Prebble | TT | Hard pressed from widest draw to take an early lead. Sat outside the pace in a 2-wide spot back straight. Hard ridden to keep up when overtaken at 600 M. Tired and dropped out final 250 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 |