Race 3 (097)
IRVING HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | TURBO KING (CL320) | B Prebble | -- | Away in line. Urged from 800 M to maintain 2-wide spot ad ahead of midfield. Swung out and was 3Ls down on straightening. Finished off strongly inside 250 M. Asserted authority final stages. |
| 2 | 12 | MOUNT SURPLUS (CH122) | H W Lai | -- | Ridden early. Settled ahead of midfield on fence passing the rock. Well positioned to strike in the straight. Responded well when asked but the winner was too strong. |
| 3 | 7 | SUPERIOR WARRIOR (CL167) | Z Purton | B/TT | Began awkwardly and was hampered. Resumed to race behind midfield on fence at the rock. Took inside run and was 4Ls off rounding the turn. Rallied to land 3rd. |
| 4 | 2 | KARBRIDGE (CK251) | C Y Ho | TT | Jumped well, ended up at midfield on fence passing 800 M. 3Ls adrift into final stretch. Closed off fairly well to make frame without threatening the front trio. |
| 5 | 1 | TOWKAY FLYER (CJ036) | G Cheyne | TT | Soon in front rank. Sat behind pace on fence at the rock. Checked passing 600 M. Ran on in the straight and hit front briefly at 200 M. Couldn't sustain its effort closing stages. |
| 6 | 3 | CLASSIC NAVIGATOR (CD330) | J Lloyd | TT | Raced 2-wide behind midfield until home straight. Kept on steadily but not threatening. |
| 7 | 6 | OYSTER (CL146) | T Angland | -- | Hampered at start. Raced 2-wide towards rear through to home straight. One-paced to conclude. |
| 8 | 8 | YOUNG SUPREME (CL074) | O Doleuze | SR | Driven early and led. Cut to the fence home turn. Held a 1L advantage turning in. Hung on until overhauled final 200 M. |
| 9 | 5 | VICTORY GENERAL (CL396) | D Whyte | -- | Ridden early and raced 2-wide behind speed. Failed to progress further top of home straight. Weakened final furlong. |
| 10 | 11 | SLEEPCARE (CK336) | K C Leung | -- | 3-wide behind midfield early. Struggled home turn. No impression in the straight. |
| 11 | 9 | LUCKY MARBLE (CL321) | C W Wong | B1 | Taken towards rear from high draw. Pressured home turn but no response. Beaten well before home bend. |
| 12 | 10 | SINGLE MALT (CK110) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Slow to begin and was hampered. Detached thereafter and never recovered. (Substantial amount of mucopus in horse's trachea.) |
| 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 |