Race 4 (045)
LARCH HANDICAP Rating:50-30 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | EMPIRE COURT (BT189) | W C Marwing | B | Settled in midfield. Commenced run upon straightening and quickened well between runners to take charge close home. |
| 2 | 1 | METRO TRAVELLER (BT168) | R Fradd | SR | Jumped slowly. Settled just behind midfield. Shifted off rail upon straightening. No clear passage behind runners briefly passing 200 M before making good headway nearing finish. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 3 | 10 | WINNING LUCK (BP227) | W M Lai | -- | Settled behind leader. Held every chance early in straight but unable to sustain effort closing stages. |
| 4 | 4 | LUCKY CHARM (BP252) | E Legrix | -- | Midfield. Ran on steadily in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 11 | BOLD VICTORY (BS023) | H K Yim | -- | Despite running off the track approaching 1200 M, virtually made all the running to 200 M and weakened. |
| 6 | 6 | STRATEGIC MOVE (BP233) | D Whyte | B | Rear till making some late ground closing stages. |
| 7 | 5 | HANDSOME MAN (BS012) | T Culhane | SR | Mainly better than midfield. Produced some late impression closing stages. |
| 8 | 9 | MILLENNIUM LEGEND (BV246) | S K Sit | B | Prominent when carried very wide abruptly but rapidly recovered to chase behind leader before climbing up Rock. Remained same to 350 M till weakened. |
| 9 | 7 | SUPER ELITE (CA214) | S Dye | -- | Always in last few and wide. |
| 10 | 12 | MELROSE STAR (BS091) | D Dunn | SR | Well back. Kept on one pace in straight to beat one home. |
| 11 | 8 | LEAD TO WIN (BV081) | J Egan | B | Trapped wide in midfield. Dropped out in 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 |