Race 3 (795)
HAWTHORN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | GRAND NOVA (J323) | H Bowman | E | Jumped only fairly, sat midfield, traveled nicely, made good progress over the final 150M. |
| 2 | 2 | MA COMET (H391) | K Teetan | P-/TT | Settled in front of midfield, traveled comfortably, kept on well to hold 2nd. |
| 3 | 1 | COLOURFUL PRINCE (E418) | L Ferraris | SR/TT | Chased the leader, slightly weakened inside 75M, closed off well. |
| 4 | 11 | GORGEOUS VITALITY (G051) | L Hewitson | B-/TT1 | Sat worse than midfield, switched out at the top of the Straight and bumped, ran on evenly. |
| 5 | 12 | MODEST GENTLEMAN (G352) | A Badel | B/TT | Sat behind midfield, traveled okay, made some ground inside 100M. |
| 6 | 8 | SUPER SIXTY (J071) | C Y Ho | TT | Slow to jump, settled midfield, ran on fairly (See Incident Report). |
| 7 | 10 | PARENTS' LOVE (H405) | Y L Chung | H/TT | Ridden hard to lead, weakened notably entering the Straight, left without a finishing effort (See Incident Report). |
| 8 | 6 | VICTORYTHIRTYTHREE (J216) | H Bentley | -- | Sat in front of midfield, steadied near the 600M, minor progress made in the Straight. |
| 9 | 9 | OVERSUBSCRIBED (C361) | A Atzeni | XB | Sat towards rear, traveled only fairly, no impression made. |
| 10 | 4 | NOTTHESILLYONE (J383) | B Avdulla | -- | Sat handy, weakened inside 200M, could not be ridden out. |
| 11 | 3 | INNOTECH STAR (J103) | H T Mo | CP1/TT1 | Sat rear, raced rear, no contention. |
| 12 | 7 | SPICY SPANGLE (J087) | M F Poon | H1/PC1/XB1 | Settled midfield, bumped at the top of the Straight, unbalanced and lost momentum. |
| 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 |