Race 6 (329)
EMERALD HANDICAP Rating:70-45 2200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | NEW PLANET (CA037) | J Spencer | B | Always about 4Ls or 5Ls off pace until home straight when travelling well, finished off well along fence, 2Ls down 200 m out, joined HIGH SKY on the line in the final stride. |
| 1 | 2 | HIGH SKY (BS203) | G Mosse | B | Had the box-seat run on fence 2Ls off the pace, driven along to lie up 600 M out, responded well for pressure and led about 100 M out, joined by NEW PLANET on line. |
| 3 | 7 | DEEP PURPLE (CB251) | W C Marwing | B | Held up 6Ls or 7Ls off speed and out 2-wide until 600 M out, 3-wide and 4Ls down on the swing, stayed on very strongly down centre of track and missed only narrowly. |
| 4 | 9 | WAIALAE WIN (CB012) | D Whyte | B | In rear out 2-wide and 10Ls off the pace from 1400 M out, improved to be 3-wide and 5Ls down from 900 M to home straight, stayed on well but couldn't overhaul principals. |
| 5 | 4 | EXPLOSIVE POWER (BV129) | F Coetzee | -- | Settled about 1L off the pace in 2nd place and out 2-wide until about 600 M out, 2Ls down and hard ridden entering straight, kept on quite well under pressure. |
| 6 | 12 | BOUNTIFUL (CB114) | S Dye | -- | 2-wide 3Ls off the pace 1200 M out, sent on 800 M out to dispute lead out 2-wide 600 M out, 1L down off home turn, picked up again to lead narrowly over 200 M out, headed 100 M out, no extra. |
| 7 | 10 | ALLEZ ALLEZ (BV205) | Y T Cheng | B | On fence in rear about 10Ls off the pace at the 1400 M, 8Ls down 800 M out, 6Ls down entering straight, ran on well to be nearest at the finish. |
| 8 | 11 | MAJESTIC WARRIOR (BV234) | C Williams | B | Led early on, never more than 2L clear at any stage, joined by BOUNTIFUL 600 M out but pressed on again to be 1L clear off home turn, headed by BOUNTIFUL over 200 M out, no extra. |
| 9 | 8 | EXCEPTIONAL (BT183) | E Legrix | B | On fence 7Ls off the pace 1400 M out, was about 5Ls down from 800 M to home straight, ran on well but didn't have much running room inside final 200 M, nearest at finish. |
| 10 | 5 | BLACK CARBINE (CA302) | W M Lai | -- | Raced 3-wide early on but soon got in and was 2-wide 8Ls off the pace 800 M out, ran on okay late on but was no threat to principals. |
| 11 | 6 | HAPPY FORTUNE (CA307) | A Suborics | -- | Caught 3 and 4-wide without cover through early stages in midfield, pressed on to be 3-wide and 3Ls off the pace from 800 M to home straight, steadily faded out of contention. |
| 12 | 3 | WINWIN COMBO (CB277) | R Fradd | -- | Raced 5Ls off the pace and 2-wide from 1400 M to 600 M out, 4Ls down and 3-wide into home straight, didn't pick up. |
| 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 |