Race 2 (289)
PATERSON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | GLORIOUS RHYTHM (CC163) | C Soumillon | V | Jumped well, settled well midfield in a 2 wide position with cover. Shifted out entering Straight and shifted wider at 200 M. Found plenty when challenged to capture a narrow margin victory. |
| 2 | 4 | LUCKY STALLION (CA249) | B Prebble | CP1 | Jumped cleanly. 2Ls off pace in a 2 wide spot with cover. Hung out making the turn. Battled on over the concluding stages. Tried hard. Ran on nicely to keep close 2nd. |
| 3 | 12 | JUBILOSO (CD381) | S Dye | BO/TT | Kept rearward, at least 7Ls from leader. Ridden along on turn. Slightly behind midfield entering home turn. Shifted wide after straightening. Made up good ground late whilst hanging in and provide late contest to first pair. |
| 4 | 5 | PROPELLOR (CE263) | E Saint-Martin | SR | Jumped well. Settle 3rd on rail, within 2Ls from leader. 4th coming home and ran on well in straight. Failed to turn up a notch and lost 3rd late. Whip got knocked away inside final 50 M. |
| 5 | 2 | AWARD (CE111) | C Brown | TT | Kept rearward. 4th last on rail at 800 M. Last few entering Straight. Responded well to riding early part of the Straight. Hit traffic and unable to stride freely inside 100 M, was not fully tested. |
| 6 | 11 | TOUCH DOWN (CB013) | W M Lai | B/TT | Began slowly. Within 4Ls from leader on the rail. 7th to entering Home Turn. Shifted out for better running inside 350 M. Kept on nicely with no extra to stay in contention. Closest at finish. |
| 7 | 6 | TRAVEL LEADER (CD226) | G Schofield | SR | Jumped well. 2 wide off pace and gained slight lead after straightening. Led by half a length at 200 M. Kept on steadily with one pace but found no extra. Faded gradually. |
| 8 | 1 | LUCKY CORDELIA (CD088) | H W Lai | TT | Jumped well. Midfield or slightly behind. Within 5Ls from leader in a 2 wide position with cover. 8th coming home. Stayed on well early part of straight. Became unbalanced at 200 M. Kept on nicely without improving position. |
| 9 | 7 | CHINOOK (CC108) | A Delpech | -- | Settled 3 deep on rail most of the race. 6th to enter Straight. Saved ground along rails making home turn. No clear running early part of straight and did not quicken closing stages. |
| 10 | 9 | FANTASTIC WIN (CB188) | C Munce | B- | Last to jump. Tailed most of the race. Ran passed beaten runners inside 200 M. Made no impression. |
| 11 | 3 | ISLAND SPIRIT (CD014) | Y T Cheng | -- | Raced in a rearward position and trailed field. Remained in rear section and 2nd last to enter home straight. Found nothing in the straight. |
| 12 | 8 | JOYFUL WORLD (CC200) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Good early speed to take the lead off the fence. Set strong pace until being passed after straightening and not a factor thereafter. Weakened badly at 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 |