Race 4 (419)
HAWTHORN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | OCEAN WIDE (CJ132) | M Du Plessis | H/TT | Tackled early for the lead, crossed to fence to lead by 1L from 800 M to home bend, pulled clear inside the final furlong, did it well. |
| 2 | 10 | DRAGON EYE (CJ127) | Z Purton | TT | 3-back on fence about 3Ls from the front around midfield through to final turn, held up briefly 200 M out, stayed on well on inside late to nick 2nd. |
| 3 | 7 | GLENEALY STAR (CH284) | B Prebble | TT1 | Caught wide no cover early before tracking winner 1L back in 2nd out 2-wide from 700 M to final turn, outpaced by winner, all out to just place. |
| 4 | 5 | CLASSIC NAVIGATOR (CD330) | D Beadman | TT | Enjoyed the box seat trail on fence 2Ls or so back in 3rd or 4th until home turn, had his chance to place, just missed out. |
| 5 | 8 | SUPER GENERAL (CJ107) | D Whyte | H/TT | At least 4Ls back in 8th or 9th out 2-wide before taking the home turn, stayed on strongly inside final 100 M, only just missed a place. |
| 6 | 12 | K-JACK (CG233) | M Chadwick | TT | Midfield but left 3-wide no cover from the 700 M, 4Ls down turning for home, didn't fade out entirely after the tough passage to his credit. (Tactic questioned.) |
| 7 | 1 | CONFUCIUS CLASSIC (CJ141) | J Winks | XB | 4-back on the rails in 10th down back straight, 5Ls down turning for home and still rearward, made only fair late ground, never nearer. |
| 8 | 9 | TIGER RIDGE (CD084) | G Mosse | B/TT | Soon racing one from rear and 7Ls last entering home straight, recovered only minor late ground, no real threat. |
| 9 | 4 | LONGWAH RISING (CJ297) | B Doyle | B1 | Keen early when racing 2Ls back in 4th out 2-wide, still close-up off last bend, one-paced to wrap up. |
| 10 | 6 | MAGIC SWEEP (CH299) | W C Marwing | B | 3Ls back in 6th on fence out 2-wide at halfway, outpaced in the final third. |
| 11 | 2 | EASY (CG095) | Y T Cheng | -- | 4-wide no cover initially, found cover soon after and 5Ls back in 8th out 3-wide turning in, one-paced thereafter. |
| 12 | 11 | ENGINEERING WONDER (CB300) | H W Lai | XB | No Comments on Running information for this horse. |
| 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 |