Race 4 (419)
RAMBLER CHANNEL HANDICAP Rating:56-36 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | WINMARK (CA137) | D Dunn | B | Rear. Commenced run turning in. Ran on to get up final strides. |
| 2 | 1 | COUNTRY DRAGON (BV294) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Attemped to make all. |
| 3 | 3 | VIKING DANCER (BV291) | M Cahill | SR | Chased leaders throughout. Unable to quicken to threaten closing stages. |
| 4 | 4 | JUST IN TIME (BV215) | O Doleuze | -- | Better than midfield. Fought on under pressure for 4th. |
| 5 | 5 | METRO TRAVELLER (BT168) | M Kinane | SR | Well back. Not much room early in straight. Produced moderate progress final 200 M but lost 4th place late. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 2 | MONEY (BV153) | D Whyte | B | Never better than midfield. Made moderate progress down centre of track. |
| 7 | 7 | GUSCOTT (BS207) | W Woods | SR/V | Midfield throughout. One-paced. |
| 8 | 11 | PERFECT MOMENT (CA220) | W C Marwing | -- | Well back. Virtually last into straight. Ran past beaten runners. |
| 9 | 10 | HANDSOME MAN (BS012) | K H Ting | B | Prominent to straight. Weakened. |
| 10 | 8 | CHARMING STRIDE (BV325) | B Marcus | B | Caught wide from poor draw early. Improved to dispute lead from stable bend. Dropped out soon after straightening. |
| 11 | 9 | SOUTHERN TREASURE (CA345) | A Suborics | SR-/B1 | Never better than midfield. Dropped out home bend. |
| 12 | 6 | BUENO BUENO (CA193) | S Dye | TT | Dropped out from halfway. (Heart irregularly.) |
| 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 |