Race 7 (513)
HAWTHORN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | WALDORF (B253) | K Teetan | B/TT | Broke well, settled just off the pace on the rail mainly in 4th, saved ground turning in, fought on steadily to hit the front inside the 100 metres. |
| 2 | 3 | FANTASTIC EIGHT (A079) | U Rispoli | B | Settled towards the rear in 9th, raced wide into straight, finished off the race well to just fail to get up on line. (Lame next day) |
| 3 | 9 | ENDEARING (V338) | S De Sousa | CP/H/TT | Ridden along wide in forward of midfield early stages, improved to join the leader at the Rock, in similar position turning for home, kept on steadily without threatening. |
| 4 | 2 | TELECOM PUMA (C181) | H T Mo | TT | Soon took up running and attempted to make all, headed 100 metres out. |
| 5 | 11 | VOYAGE KING (B168) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Broke well, settled in rear of midfield on the rail in 7th, remained similar to home straight saving ground making home turn, ran on steadily without threatening. |
| 6 | 10 | HAPPY TIME (B272) | C Schofield | H | Jumped awkwardly losing considerable ground, raced keenly in rear early in back straight, remained well behind and swung wide into home straight, made good progress inside the final 200 metres. |
| 7 | 6 | MOST BEAUTIFUL (A022) | N Callan | B/TT | Jumped fairly but soon picked up to first few, drifted back to 6th within 3L of pace coming off the Rock, in similar position turning for home, kept on same pace without quickening in the run to the line. |
| 8 | 12 | AMBITIOUS HEART (V303) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Prominent out wide early stages, sharing pace before taken one back to 3rd at the Rock, swung wide entering home straight, one-paced under pressure. |
| 9 | 4 | MY ALLY (B261) | M Harley | H/XB/TT | Amongst the leaders when steadied and lost position early stages, shuffled further back to midfield coming onto back straight, remained similar to home turn, did not find much room early in straight and kept on same pace. |
| 10 | 5 | CEREFINO (A398) | A Sanna | TT | Inconvenienced at start, towards the rear on the rail, saved ground turning in, kept on same pace without quickening. |
| 11 | 8 | CASIMIRO (C149) | G van Niekerk | H | Settled well back from the widest gate, tailed-off into home straight and never a danger. |
| 12 | 1 | GAMECHANGERS (A162) | Z Purton | TT | Prominent and wide to home straight, folded up quickly. (Questioned for disappointing performance) |
| 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 |