Race 3 (744)
ORCHID HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | DARK SECRET (M213) | T Berry | TT | Settled worse than midfield about 4Ls behind the leader 2 wide, under pressure 500M, could not find a day night until 200M, finished off strongly to score by a neck. |
| 2 | 1 | MIZZEN GREY (N192) | D Whyte | -- | Settled in front of midfield about 2Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, under pressure 600M, peeled wide turning in, dashed well for 2nd. |
| 3 | 10 | HUMONGUS (CJ265) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Raced midfield, travelled 4Ls behind the leader on the fence, ran on well to get 3rd. |
| 4 | 4 | MIRAGE R (M055) | T Angland | B/TT | Pushed to obtain the box seat, settled 2Ls behind the leader, under pressure 800M when the pace quicken up, kept on well to the line. |
| 5 | 7 | SUPREME TYCOON (CL106) | C Y Lui | B/H/TT | Hard ridden forward to take the fence and shared the lead, under pressure 800M when the pace quicken up, kept on one pace to the line. |
| 6 | 3 | FLYING KEEPER (M191) | C Y Ho | TT | Held up 3-wide in mid-division, waited with until 400M, ran on fairly, never got near leaders. |
| 7 | 8 | CHINA DELIGHT (N148) | A Suborics | B1 | Hard ridden forward to park outside the leader, quicken up to take the fence and led 800M, out of fuel 150M. |
| 8 | 12 | SUNSEEKER (CL161) | R Fourie | B/TT | At rear, travelled 7Ls behind the leader on the fence, never a factor. (was badly affected by the felling horse 1100M) |
| 9 | 9 | SABINA (CK169) | Z Purton | B | Eased back, settled 3.5Ls behind the leader 3 wide with cover, made an early move to park outside the leader 800M, flattened soon after straightening. |
| 10 | 2 | HOLLYWOOD KISS (M126) | K C Leung | -- | Taken back from a wide gate, settled 5Ls behind the leader 2 wide, never ran on. (was badly affected by the felling horse 1100M) |
| 11 | 6 | LUCKY ARMY (CL230) | T H So | H/TT | Gradually moved to a forward position, caught 3-wide without cover, outpaced from 600M and dropped out of contention. |
| UR | 5 | MR MARFACH (M067) | G Mosse | P-/B2 | Eased back as usual, dislodged rider 1100M. (Lame left front) |
| 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 |