Race 3 (473)
THE IRELAND TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | THE GOODIES (CH097) | B Prebble | B/H | Settled on the rails at midfield. Swung wide turning in and took inside run for clear passage at 300 M. Dashed well in final furlong and ran down rivals at the line. |
| 2 | 9 | CLASSIC REUNION (CH166) | D Beadman | B/SR | 2-wide in rear-section. Raced at rear until 600 M. Responded well when asked on straightening. Kept on strongly in the closing stages and just fended off by the winner. |
| 3 | 1 | REAL SPECIAL (CH320) | D Whyte | XB | Out nicely. Eased off for cover and settled 2-wide 6Ls from the speed from 1600 M. Quickened nicely 4-wide making the home turn. Took lead at 200 M. Just unable to hold off the top pair near the line. |
| 4 | 5 | ROYAL PEGASUS (CK103) | M L Yeung | H | Raced 2-wide and 5Ls down early. Slotted into 3rd position on rails at 1300 M. 3Ls back at the Rock and was urged 600 M out. Got clear run down the rails in straight. Stayed on gamely but well beaten by the front trio. |
| 5 | 6 | DASH AHEAD (CD199) | H W Lai | SR | Settled in rear section. Hard ridden 600 M and widest turning for home. Made some headway down the straight but never likely to test the main players. |
| 6 | 2 | LONDON EXPRESS (CH107) | W M Lai | CP | Settled 2-wide at midfield. Moved to a forward spot 600 M out. 3-wide and a length off the lead turning in. One-paced thereafter. |
| 7 | 4 | VICTORY TREASURE (CE031) | K C Leung | P-/TT | Quickly into stride. Ridden to lead on rails. Took a sit behind the pace 1400 M out. Crept closer at 600 M but made no impact thereafter. |
| 8 | 10 | DR WELL (CD165) | Z Purton | -- | Pushed early and caught wide in a forward spot. Crossed to fence to take the lead 1400 M out. Still clung on straightening but swamped at 350 M. |
| 9 | 7 | EYE WITNESS (CG027) | W C Marwing | CP/XB/TT | Taken back to last. Urged along at the Rock and improved wide at 600 M. Weakened on straightening. |
| 10 | 3 | POWER DRIFTER (CJ332) | B Doyle | B/TT | Behind leaders early. Midfield on the fence back straight. Found nothing 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 |