Race 5 (487)
MOUNT GOUGH HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Happy Valley Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | FOREVER WIN (CC069) | O Doleuze | -- | Began well and pushed along to take up a box-seat position behind leader through to straight. Under pressure 250 M out and ran on strongly to pull away from the rest inside final 200 M for an easy victory. |
| 2 | 9 | MR BEAUTIFUL (CB057) | D Whyte | -- | Broke with field and soon settled in worse than midfield on rail. Switched out and made little headway at home turn. Ran on well when asked 250 M out but was not in position to trouble the winner. |
| 3 | 4 | VICTORY TREASURE (CE031) | M Rodd | -- | Jumped fairly and ridden along to take lead on rail with no more than 1L advantage to straight. Ran on fairly but was headed near the 200 M and became one-paced in the final stages. |
| 4 | 7 | RISING WIN (CC089) | C Williams | CP1 | Began well from wide draw and steadily settled in midfield or worse around 2-wide. Made steady headway from the outside at home turn. Ran on fairly when asked 250 M out but just failed to run down the 3rd placegetter. |
| 5 | 6 | MAMOUSKA (CB444) | E Saint-Martin | B | Broke with field and pushed along to race in a handy position on rail through to straight. All out 200 M and plugged on fairly without threatening the placegetters. |
| 6 | 12 | KING OF SPADES (CC056) | S K Sit | B | Unable to muster early speed to race at the tail on rail. Switched out on straightening to obtain clear running. Made up some ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 7 | 10 | JUST TOO GOOD (CB150) | B Prebble | V2 | Jumped along and soon raced in midfield or better 2-wide. Switched out and crept closer to the leader rounding the home turn. Only able to run on evenly to the line when asked 250 M out. |
| 8 | 5 | WINNING RONGRONG (CD081) | F Coetzee | BO/TT | Broke fairly and pushed along to race 1/2L down outside the leader. Ridden along to maintain position at home turn. Unable to quicken when asked 250 M out and only kept on same pace to the line. |
| 9 | 11 | EASY GAME (CC346) | S Dye | -- | Pushed along to race in midfield on rail whilst hanging out for majority of the race and checked at 600 M to avoid heels. Unable to show much running in home straight. |
| 10 | 2 | BROWN BEAUTY (CC029) | O Chavez | V | Stood flat-footed at the start and dropped to the rear around 2-wide. Raced 3-wide without cover running down back straight. Made no impression in home straight. |
| 11 | 3 | BARRACUDA (CB320) | W M Lai | -- | Broke fairly from widest and ridden along to race in midfield around 2-wide. Under pressure at home turn to maintain position. No extra in straight and steadily faded inside final 200 M. |
| 12 | 1 | CLASSIC KING (CD256) | M W Leung | B/TT | Tardy start from wide draw and soon raced in a rearward position around 2-wide. Commenced to give ground at home turn and 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 |