Race 5 (310)
GREAT GEORGE HANDICAP Rating:70-50 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | RARE (BS153) | C Soumillon | B | Missed the start slightly and niggled along to race 3-wide 3 to 4Ls off pace through to straight. All out 300 M out and ran home well to win narrowly. |
| 2 | 10 | WELL EXPRESS (BV023) | A Suborics | B | Jumped well but soon eased to race 3Ls off pace 2-wide. Took up rail running at 400 M and made up good ground in straight to grab 2nd place on the line. |
| 3 | 1 | LUCKY TRIO (CB199) | S Dye | -- | Niggled along to lead narrowly on fence through to straight. Responded well to pressure in straight but unable to hold off challenges from 1st pair to be overhauled on the line. (Throughout the race hung out.) |
| 4 | 9 | MY PARTNER (CB449) | G Mosse | -- | Pushed along to share lead and was caught wide making the 1st turn. Shifted in closer to rail after 800 M. Unable to go up a gear in straight and missed the placings by a short margin. |
| 5 | 3 | HANDBAG DRAGON (BT253) | D Whyte | -- | Began fairly from wide draw but was taken back to rearward position closer to rail. Under pressure from 500 M out but only made up steady ground in straight. Never in position to trouble the placegetters. |
| 6 | 5 | C'EST LA VIE (CB085) | K S Yu | B | Ridden hard but outpaced to settle in rear position on inner through to straight. Made up good ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 7 | 6 | SOLAR EMPIRE (CB299) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped well but soon taken to midfield. Proved difficult to settle in the early stages. Improved its position on home bend to be 4th turning in. Unable to quicken and stayed on evenly to the line. |
| 8 | 8 | GRANDWAY SHUTTLE (CB424) | G Schofield | B | Niggled along to race in better than midfield position on inner. Shifted out to find clear running turning for home but failed to quicken and further weakened in the final stages. |
| 9 | 7 | PROFIT DAY (BV335) | P Smullen | -- | Niggled along to race in midfield on rail. From 800 M steadily dropped to worse than midfield and stayed there until straightening. Only ran on evenly to the line. |
| 10 | 11 | DANZIGFIRE (CB203) | F Coetzee | TT | Unable to muster early speed and race wide towards the rear. Made no impression in the straight. |
| 11 | 12 | VICTORY MASTER (CA223) | S K Sit | B/TT | Ridden hard to race beside leaders in the early stages. From 900 M steadily dropped to race just off pace and commenced to lose its position 500 M out. Dropped out after 200 M. |
| 12 | 2 | EASY KING (CA062) | W C Marwing | B-/SR1 | Began well and raced in forward position 3-wide making 1st turn. From 800 M steadily dropped to midfield turning for home. Tailed 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 |