Race 3 (523)
HEREFORD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | OPTIC KING (CE139) | M Du Plessis | SR/CP | Jumped well and settled 2-wide behind the pace. Behind the leader in a prominent spot turning for home. Kept on well and ran down early leader 150 M out and was not threatened thereafter coming easily. |
| 2 | 2 | KEEN SOUL (CH092) | Y T Cheng | B | Raced along the rails at midfield. Checked and shifted out at 600 M. 3 to 4Ls off the lead turning for home. Rallied late and closed the race off strongly. |
| 3 | 3 | CHOICE AND CHANCE (CA381) | H W Lai | -- | No Comments on Running information for this horse. |
| 4 | 7 | KEEN FLYER (CB330) | K T Yeung | TT | No Comments on Running information for this horse. |
| 5 | 5 | JUST RIGHT (CH300) | W M Lai | SR | 2-wide and kept within 1/2L of the leader. Stayed on fairly in the straight but unable to turn up a notch. |
| 6 | 6 | ALIVE AND KICKING (CJ071) | D Beadman | H | Settled towards the rear. Near last turning for home. Made up ground in the straight and was closest at finish. Better effort. |
| 7 | 4 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE (CJ207) | G Boss | -- | Off slowly and trailed field until the turn. Had a ground saving trip making home turn and remained towards the rear on straightening. Made up ground by running past beaten runners. |
| 8 | 9 | INSIDER (CG112) | K L Chui | B | Raced along the rails in a prominent spot behind the pace. Checked to midfield 600 M out. 2Ls off turning for home but only remained on same pace in the straight. |
| 9 | 1 | ASIAN CITRUS (CH246) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Jumped best from widest draw and raced 3-wide no cover in a forward spot. A length off the lead on straightening but weakened thereafter when hard run took toll. |
| 10 | 8 | MY GOAL (CJ131) | B Prebble | -- | Lacked early speed and raced behind midfield. Bumped and carried wider at home turn. Last on straightening and only ran past beaten runners. |
| 11 | 10 | MASTER OF SHAVERS (CJ026) | G Mosse | XB | Raced 2-wide at midfield. Hampered at 600 M and lost some ground. Near last on straightening and only ran past a beaten runner. |
| 12 | 12 | BLUE SAINT (CJ080) | M W Leung | B1/TT- | Raced 3-wide behind the leaders. Steadied at 600 M and slipped to midfield. Weakened final 200 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 |