Race 7 (689)
THE HAPPY VALLEY VASE (HANDICAP) Rating:90+ 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | DESTINED FOR GLORY (M207) | J Lloyd | H/XB/TT1 | Fair jump. Settled midfield. Came free 200m, responded well under strong urging, led near the wire. |
| 2 | 8 | PACKING OK (CL372) | M Du Plessis | H | Ridden for early speed. Led after 200m. Unchallenged in moderate sectional time, pushed out, overtaken by the stronger winner close to the line. |
| 3 | 2 | SIGHT WINNER (CJ049) | O Doleuze | -- | Good quick jump. Sat next to the leader for much of the trip. Shaken from 500m out, all out to hold third. |
| 4 | 1 | NOBLE CONQUEROR (CG169) | B Prebble | B | Good jump. Taken back to rear and trailed in disadvantage moderate sectional time. Ridden from 500m out when the pace quickened, widest of all entered the straight, ran on well under drive. |
| 5 | 10 | PURE CHAMPION (M178) | M Chadwick | TT | Broke slowly. 3-back midfield along the fence. Blocked solidly behind the two runner-ups along the fence in the straight. Altered course and came free inside the last 50. Ran on well. |
| 6 | 3 | SUPER SATIN (CK116) | D Beadman | V | Quickly away from the stalls. Sat perfectly in 5th along the fence. Found nothing under pressure in the straight. |
| 7 | 4 | BLUE SKY (CJ289) | T Angland | H | Brushed start. Midfield, hard ridden from 450m out, kept on evenly under pressure to the wire. |
| 8 | 9 | FEARLESS (CH301) | C W Wong | B | Brushed start. Lack early speed to keep up in last along the rail. Long drive from 600m out when the pace quickened. Stayed on without threatening. |
| 9 | 5 | SAPELLI (CK191) | D Whyte | -- | Clean quick jump. Settled on the 3-path with cover the entire trip. Ridden from 400m out, no threat. |
| 10 | 7 | JAMESINA (CH290) | W M Lai | CP-/B1/TT | Fair jump. Raced without cover 3-wide the entire trip. Shaken from 450m out, kept on one pace to the line. |
| 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 |