Race 3 (153)
KYOTO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 3
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | TOURBILLON GOLFER (K320) | Z Purton | TT | Ridden along to lead on the rail from a wide gate, traveled well, challenged from the 400M but kept on strongly to score. |
| 2 | 9 | ROMAN CROWN (J456) | H Doyle | B/TT | Settled midfield on the rail, saved grounds in the turn, made good progress inside 200M to grab the 2nd. |
| 3 | 7 | NEVER SETTLE (K417) | C Y Ho | TT1 | Sat midfield 2 wide, responded well when asked over the final 150M, closed off nicely |
| 4 | 5 | GRAND NOVA (J323) | B Avdulla | E | Sat on pace 2 wide behind the leader, challenged the leader in the early straight, ran on evenly. |
| 5 | 11 | VON BAER (K198) | E C W Wong | B | Settled on pace on the rail behind the leader, angled out in the early straight, one pace when asked. |
| 6 | 3 | BIG RETURN (K192) | A Badel | TT | Jumped fairly, sat last on the rail, no clear run until 150M, made some late ground. |
| 7 | 4 | CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (G451) | H Bowman | B/TT | Settled in front of midfield 2 wide, keep on same pace under pressure without quickening. |
| 8 | 8 | GOLDEN BRILLIANT (K347) | D Probert | -- | Sat behind midfield on the rail, save grounds in the turn, limited response when asked. |
| 9 | 12 | SHOTGUN (K111) | K Teetan | XB | Sat behind midfield 2 wide, angled out in the early straight, blundered near 250M, difficult to ride out as the horse hung in. (See incident report.) |
| 10 | 10 | BASIC INSTINCT (K289) | A Atzeni | -- | Settled midfield 3 wide, limited response when asked |
| 11 | 1 | GLORY B (H373) | L Hewitson | CP | Sat rear 2 wide, hung out in the straight, not much impression made. (See incident report.) |
| 12 | 6 | MASTER RESOLUTE (K403) | R Kingscote | H/TT | Sat on pace 3 wide, raced without cover throughout, gave ground quickly in the Straight |
| 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 |