Race 3 (502)
HOLLY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | HAPPY JOURNEY (S299) | M Chadwick | V/TT | Camped handy, travelled 2Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, benefited by the slow tempo, dashed well to score by a short head in a bunched finish. |
| 2 | 7 | THE SYLPH (T055) | D Whyte | -- | Eased back to settle 7Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, despite hampered by the slow sectionals, finished off strongly for 2nd in a bunched finish. |
| 3 | 12 | LAUGHING LORD (T071) | K C Leung | TT2 | Rolled forward to obtain the box seat, benefited by the slow pace, ran on well for 3rd in a bunched finish. |
| 4 | 1 | STEP HIGH (N047) | K K Chiong | P | Raced midfield, travelled 4Ls behind the leader along the fence, harmed by the slow tempo, ran home steadily for 4th. |
| 5 | 9 | NEWSWIRE FREE (S407) | N Callan | H-/B | Taken back to the fence from a wide gate, 6Ls behind the leader, despite not suited by the slow tempo, dashed well until final 50M weakened. |
| 6 | 5 | PEARL WARM WARM (T183) | Z Purton | -- | Ridden forward to take the fence and led at slow sectionals, kept on steadily until headed 150M. |
| 7 | 3 | HANG'S DECISION (T262) | B Prebble | CP/H | Raced midfield, travelled 4Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, gradually improved rounding the Home Turn, ran on steadily. |
| 8 | 6 | PACKING GO GO (T110) | G Mosse | H-/SR | At rear, travelled 9Ls behind the leader on the fence, despite harmed by the slow tempo, ran on nicely. |
| 9 | 11 | RACINGFORPLEASURE (T231) | C Y Ho | H | Settled worse than midfield about 6Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, not suited by the slow pace, one paced home. |
| 10 | 8 | BEST JADE TRIUMPH (P070) | M L Yeung | CP/H | Eased back to find a cover after being ridden along early stages, 7Ls behind the leader 3 wide with cover, not suited by the slow tempo, never ran on. |
| 11 | 4 | HAPPY MOMENTS (S192) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Raced midfield, trapped wide without cover throughout, never looked likely. |
| 12 | 10 | ACE KING (T331) | H W Lai | -- | Sent forward to race outside the leader, despite benefited by the slow sectionals, weakened rounding the home turn. |
| 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 |