Race 3 (289)
MARS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | NOISY BOY (J536) | Z Purton | TT1 | Jumped only fairly, sat handy, traveled comfortably, kept on well. |
| 2 | 8 | SHARPEN BRIGHT (H276) | M F Poon | B | Settled midfield, traveled smoothly, made good progress in the Straight. |
| 3 | 9 | SIMPLE HEDGE (H237) | A Badel | H | Sat towards rear, responded nicely in the Straight, stayed on nicely. |
| 4 | 1 | NATURAL STORM (C461) | A Hamelin | V | Sat worse than midfield, bumped near the 150M, ran on evenly. |
| 5 | 3 | ROCKET SPADE (G170) | H Bowman | XB/TT | Sat rear, traveled okay, raced tight between 250M to 100M. |
| 6 | 2 | CALIFORNIA VOCE (H258) | B Avdulla | TT | Settled in front of midfield, weakened notably near 200M, failed to finish off (See Incident Report). |
| 7 | 10 | WINNING STEPS (G420) | A Atzeni | H/PC | Sat worse than midfield, traveled fairly, limited response when asked (See Incident Report). |
| 8 | 7 | STELLAR GRANDE (J189) | L Ferraris | CP1/XB1/TT1 | Sat behind midfield, lay in under pressure in the Straight, no impression. |
| 9 | 6 | FRANTANCK (H429) | L Hewitson | TT | Ridden along to lead, raced keenly, throughout, weakened quickly in the Straight (See Incident Report). |
| 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 |