Race 3 (087)
CEDAR HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | ULTRA FANTASY (CG311) | M Nunes | -- | Missed the jump but was hard ridden to get to a forward position. On fence in a disputed lead making the turn and opened up a clear advantage in the straight. Dug deep final stages to hold off a late charging rival. |
| 2 | 1 | AMO (CB125) | G Mosse | -- | Outpaced early. Raced in a rearward position and remained near the back on straightening. Rallied strongly in the straight. Slightly crowded at 200 M and just missed catching the winner. |
| 3 | 4 | INVERNESS (CD108) | K W Tsui | SR/TT | Pushed along from a wide draw and soon took the lead. Disputed lead around the turn and was headed by eventual winner on entering home straight. Kept on fairly for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 11 | TIGER RIDGE (CD084) | F Coetzee | B/XB/TT | Jumped fairly. Raced 2-wide at midfield after crowding at 800 M. Kept on fairly in the straight but unable to gain much ground final stages. |
| 5 | 10 | SPEED FIGHTER (CD355) | W M Lai | SR | Pressed to a forward position. Shuffled back to midfield after being crowded at 800 M. Midfield on the rails making the turn. Kept on steadily in the straight. |
| 6 | 5 | INDUSTRIAL MARVEL (CG188) | C W Wong | -- | Outpaced and raced in rear section. Last few to enter home straight and displayed a strong closing run final 200 M. |
| 7 | 8 | LUCKY STRAVINSKY (CE195) | O Doleuze | B | Crowded out of the gates and was hard ridden to recover to midfield. Niggled along at the Rock and improved to be within 2Ls of the leader making the turn. Lacked a quickening pace in the straight. |
| 8 | 7 | KIMBERLEY MINES (CA367) | M W Leung | -- | Jumped fairly and raced among leaders early. Crowded at 800 M and shuffled back to behind midfield. Raced along the fence at the turn and only remained on same pace in the straight. |
| 9 | 6 | ALWAYS WELCOME (CC183) | K T Yeung | V | 3-wide without cover in a forward position at 800 M. Remained wide and was a length off the pace making home turn Faded steadily in the straight. |
| 10 | 9 | GANBARIA (CE052) | A Delpech | B | Slowly away and then got crowded and lost further ground. Trailed field throughout and only ran past a weakening runner. |
| 11 | 2 | SAND DANCE (CD022) | D Whyte | B | Just behind the pace early. Checked at 800 M and dropped behind midfield. 3-wide making the turn and weakened final stages. |
| 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 |