Race 3 (702)
MERLIN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | TELECOM FIGHTERS (D482) | J Moreira | -- | Sent forward and took lead, battled on to the line and scored by a head. |
| 2 | 3 | KA YING EXCELLENT (C526) | Z Purton | CP/TT | Raced in behind the lead, ran on but headed by the winner in the last 30M. |
| 3 | 1 | C P BRAVE (E306) | K Teetan | -- | Slow to begin and settled in midfield, along the rail, saved ground and closed off strongly for 3rd. |
| 4 | 6 | SURREALISM (C285) | T Piccone | B | Raced in midfield, 2 wide, made ground steadily to the line for 4th. |
| 5 | 5 | SMILING CITY (D113) | H Bentley | CP/SR | Rolled forward, 2 wide, continued on one paced to the line. (See Incident Report) |
| 6 | 7 | AMAZING NEWS (E123) | C Y Ho | TT | Raced in behind midfield, along the rail, saved some ground and only one paced to the line. |
| 7 | 9 | FEARLESS FIRE (B085) | M L Yeung | XB | Raced in midfield, 3 wide no cover after 1100M, pretty one paced. (See Incident Report) |
| 8 | 4 | RIGHT CHOICE (C013) | B Shinn | B | Raced in midfield, 2 wide, found nothing in the Straight. |
| 9 | 8 | CASIMIRO (C149) | K C Leung | -- | At rear, 2 wide, did not feature. |
| 10 | 10 | VILLA FIONN (B339) | A Hamelin | B | At rear, along the rail, not competitive 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 |