Race 5 (411)
SPORTS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | FANTASTIC STAR (CC294) | A Delpech | -- | Began fairly and soon box seated behind leader through to straight. Responded well when asked 300 M out and fended off late challenge from 2nd placegetter to win narrowly. |
| 2 | 3 | EARL GREY (CA251) | R Fradd | SR-/B | Slow to begin and pushed along to race in midfield or worse on fence through to straight. Switched to the middle to make his run and made up good ground inside final 200 M to miss the winner by a narrow margin. |
| 3 | 11 | FORTUNE LIFE (CB207) | D Whyte | B | Began fairly from wide draw and soon settled midfield or worse 2-wide. Switched wide and made some headway at home turn. Ran on well when asked 300 M out but just failed to match speed with the 1st pair in the closing stages. |
| 4 | 5 | CZAR OF PRUSSIA (CB378) | M Kinane | P- | Niggled along to race in midfield on rail. At the 400 M shifted out and pushed along to improve to be 1L off pace on straightening. Ran on fairly in straight but was out ran by placegetters over the concluding stages. |
| 5 | 6 | SHINING DRAGON (CC181) | W Woods | -- | Niggled along to race 1L off pace 2-wide. Switched to 3-wide and went forward to take up running rounding the home turn. Kept on fairly when asked 300 M out but was headed near the 200 M and became one-paced thereafter. |
| 6 | 8 | STRATEGUS (CC050) | F Coetzee | -- | From the widest draw was immediately eased to the tail and crossed to the fence. Near the 1300 M clipped heels and switched to 3-wide. Made up some ground going up the Rock. Only kept on evenly to the line when asked 250 M out. |
| 7 | 1 | SUNNY RIVIERA (CC240) | S Dye | -- | Soon settled in a rearward position on rail. Near the 700 M switched out and pressed forward to be 2-1/2Ls off pace on straightening. Unable to sustain effort in straight and plugged on evenly to the line. |
| 8 | 2 | VICTORY MARBLE (BV275) | D Dunn | -- | Best out and pushed along to lead narrowly on rail. Headed near the 350 M mark, only ran on evenly when asked 300 M out and further weakened inside final 150 M. |
| 9 | 10 | WELL BEST (CB035) | G Schofield | -- | Tardy start from wide draw and soon settled in worse than midfield 2-wide through to straight. Unable to make any impression in straight. |
| 10 | 9 | SUGAR AND SPICE (CA176) | K T Yeung | B | Began well and raced in mid-division but was caught wide without cover in the middle stages. Pushed along to hold position at home bend. Only able to keep on evenly to the line. |
| 11 | 4 | SPARKY (BT125) | C Williams | SR1 | Jumped awkwardly and raced in the rear section on rail. Near the 1300 M became unbalanced after being dragged down behind. Did not make any impression in the straight. |
| 12 | 7 | SNIPPETYIYEA (CB311) | W M Lai | -- | On jumping stumbled and pushed along to race outside the leader. Under pressure to maintain position at home bend. No extra in straight and dropped out inside final 200 M. |
| 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 |