Race 3 (409)
CHATHAM HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | GRAND FIGHTER (CA225) | B Prebble | B | Jumped well but was allowed to drop to midfield. Pressured at 400 M and responded nicely on straightening. Charged to the front near 150 M and kept on well to finish. |
| 2 | 4 | THE WORLD OF LOVE (CC066) | S Sanders | -- | Took a position on fence behind midfield. Saved ground making home turn and rallied nicely along the rails in the home straight to be closest at finish. |
| 3 | 5 | LUCKY DANSKE (CD364) | F Coetzee | CP/TT | Jumped awkwardly and raced on fence at midfield. Hugged the rails making the turn and switched out on straightening for a run. Ran on well in the straight for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 1 | ALWAYS WELCOME (CC183) | O Doleuze | V | Jumped well and led briefly at the start. Unable to match pace with leaders at 1000 M and settled behind the pace until home straight. Kept on fairly in the straight to make the frame. |
| 5 | 7 | SUPER FIGHTER (CE167) | Y T Cheng | V | Dropped to the rear from widest draw and raced in a rearward position until straightening. Made a strong rally before getting stuck in traffic for some distance final 100 M. |
| 6 | 9 | SPACED (CG034) | C Brown | B/TT | Raced 2-wide at midfield. Niggled along making home turn and switched out to make a run on straightening. Closed the race off fairly. |
| 7 | 8 | REUNION (CE258) | R Fradd | TT | Tracked leaders in a 2-wide position. 2Ls off the pace on straightening, tightened at 250 M and only stayed on same pace thereafter. |
| 8 | 10 | HAR HAR CHARMS (CE100) | D Whyte | -- | Disputed lead before opening up a length's advantage making home turn. Unable to find extra on straightening and weakened inside final 200 M. |
| 9 | 12 | INSIDE MAIL (CD138) | C K Tong | V | Dropped to rear section from wide draw. Swung wide turning in and ran on without threatening. |
| 10 | 11 | ELFHELM (CC342) | S K Sit | B | Outpaced at the start and lost further ground after crowding at 1000 M. Detached from main field until straightening. Ran past tired runners in the straight. |
| 11 | 3 | HAPPY GO LAGO (CE310) | S Dye | -- | Raced wide and without cover behind midfield. Continued to be wide making home turn and only ran past a beaten runner in the straight. |
| 12 | 2 | SENSIBLE WAY (CA175) | E Saint-Martin | B | Disputed lead until 600 M. 2-wide and kept within a length of the pace making the turn but weakened shortly after straightening. |
| 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 |