Race 3 (470)
SOUTH CHINA SEA HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | EVEREST (CC196) | C Williams | B1 | 3-wide 3rd soon after start, raced 4th in the back straight. Responded well from 400 M, gaining slender advantage passing 200 M. Just held off runner-up's late challenge. |
| 2 | 2 | BUDDIES POWER (CB201) | D Whyte | TT | Tardy start, soon recovered ground to be around midfield. Held similar position until running on well in straight to just miss narrowly. |
| 3 | 3 | PRECIOUS SWEETIE (CB247) | M W Leung | -- | Well there, took lead from 1200 M. Kept on when headed inside 200 M. |
| 4 | 4 | RISING WIN (CC089) | H K Yim | SR | Better than midfield. Rider lost stirrup iron from 1400 M to 1300 M. Kept on steadily and was 4th 200 M. One-paced thereafter. |
| 5 | 5 | JUST IN TIME (BV215) | F Coetzee | -- | Settled behind midfield. Towards rear far side. Made up some ground when under pressure in straight. |
| 6 | 11 | COUNTRY DRAGON (BV294) | A Delpech | CP | Towards rear on inside. Made minor progress from 800 M to reach 6th 200 M. No extra. |
| 7 | 1 | EXULTATION (BV223) | G Mosse | -- | Slowly away, towards rear. Widest turning in. Made up a little ground early straight. |
| 8 | 12 | OPTIC FRIENDLY (CA252) | W M Lai | -- | Towards rear. Minor progress inside 200 M. |
| 9 | 10 | CHARIOT OF WEI HAI (CB144) | W Woods | B1/H | In touch. 3rd from 1000 M. Held on until weakening out of contention approaching 200 M. |
| 10 | 7 | TURBOJET (BT277) | J Holder | TT | Never a factor. |
| 11 | 6 | LONGMARK (BT294) | P H Lo | -- | Led field to 1200 M. Remained 2nd to final turn. Faded. |
| 12 | 8 | COMPASSIONATE (CC321) | K C Tsang | TT1 | Midfield or behind. Dropped back steadily from 800 M. Wide throughout. (Dropped whip 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 |