Race 3 (499)
THE MARTELL CORDON BLEU HANDICAP Rating:66-44 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | DANCING SOUND (CA066) | D Whyte | TT | Settled midfield. Made progress rounding home bend to be 3rd turning in. Ran on well to grab lead in a ding-dong battle closing stages. |
| 2 | 12 | HAIL WINNER (BV087) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Prominent. Became 2nd near 900 M. Took over at 200 M but was beaten narrowly at finish when joined by the winner closing stages. |
| 3 | 13 | UPTOMEEYES (BT299) | R Fradd | -- | Tardy start, towards rear. Crept close order along inner final turn. Kept on well to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 9 | MULTIZEN (BV340) | S Dye | B | Behind midfield. Made ground steadily from 400 M. (Lame.) |
| 5 | 11 | ENORMOUS WAY (BV136) | T Culhane | -- | Last to final turn. Made ground steadily in straight. |
| 6 | 4 | KRISTOFFERSON (BV071) | W Woods | -- | Behind midfield. Widest turning in. Ran on a bit. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 1 | GUSCOTT (BS207) | A Marcus | V | Jumped well, settled 4th. Hung out 600 M. Found no extra in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 14 | AMIABLE (BV077) | K H Ting | B | Soon led. Weakened when headed 200 M. |
| 9 | 6 | HONG KONG VITALITY (BS010) | E Saint-Martin | B | Prominent. Found no extra soon after straightening. |
| 10 | 10 | SOUND GALLOP (BP265) | K C Tsang | -- | Midfield. Dropped to behind midfield far side. One-paced in straight. |
| 11 | 5 | ABLE WIN (BV311) | J Egan | B | Better than midfield. Made no show final 250 M. |
| 12 | 3 | VICTORY DRUM (BT006) | Y T Cheng | B | Better than midfield. Dropped back turning in. |
| 13 | 2 | PERFECT VICTORY (BP327) | D Harrison | B-/TT | Never in contention. |
| 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 |