Race 5 (127)
PERTH HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | MR MAGIC (BS298) | B Doyle | -- | Jumped in rear. Quickly recovered to midfield. Finished strongly inside final 200 M to snatch victory short of line. |
| 2 | 8 | CORE PRINCIPLES (BS229) | F Sanchez | B | Midfield early. Made steady headway to be joint leader passing 800 M. Close-up 2nd around home bend and into straight. Gained slender lead passing 200 M but caught in the shadow of the post. |
| 3 | 2 | NO COMPETITOR (BP157) | S K Sit | B | Steadied in just better than midfield early. Made rapid progress to share lead passing 800 M. Gained 1/2L advantage rounding home bend but unable to sustain effort close home. |
| 4 | 7 | HERO'S CHOICE (BP053) | D Whyte | B | Led early. Settled just off the pace. Held some chance early in straight but failed to quicken. |
| 5 | 1 | MR STRONG (BS241) | G Boss | B | Settled in 4th position. Prominent turning in. Kept on one pace. |
| 6 | 11 | SNIP POUR ROI (BL020) | R Fradd | -- | Jumped well. Steadied to just better than midfield approaching 1000 M bend. Kept on same pace without threatening in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 6 | TRULY DELIGHTED (BP057) | K Fallon | TT | Travelled just better than midfield. Hung in home straight and difficult to ride. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 5 | HIGH DEGREE (BS175) | J Quinn | B | Always in rear. Ran past beaten runners in straight. |
| 9 | 9 | HANDSOME BARON (BP152) | B Marcus | B | Never better than midfield. One-paced. |
| 10 | 10 | PINK DIAMOND (BP170) | C W Mok | B | Travelled worse than midfield throughout. |
| 11 | 12 | WOODS VENTURE (BL184) | K C Tsang | B/H | Mostly in midfield to home bend. Weakened. |
| 12 | 4 | SUPREME PARTNERS (BT214) | A Munro | -- | Never on terms. |
| 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 |