Race 4 (248)
NEW YEAR'S EVE HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | SILVER POWER (BS014) | F Coetzee | B | Settled mainly in 3rd behind leaders. Quickened to lead approaching 400 M. Fought on well to hold off runner-up's challenge final 200 M. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 4 | RACE TO HONOUR (BP085) | P Smullen | TT | Settled behind midfield. Made good progress rounding home bend to dispute 2nd just 1L off pace into straight. Ran on to challenge final 200 M but failed to peg back winner. |
| 3 | 9 | VICTORY DRUM (BT006) | D Whyte | -- | Settled in midfield. Dropped back a bit turning into straight. Ran on final 200 M to be nearest at finish though without threatening. |
| 4 | 12 | ARRECTIS AURIBUS (BP062) | R Fradd | -- | Pushed along from widest draw to be prominent early. Settled mainly in 4th behind leaders coming out of stable bend. Remained there and kept on without quickening in straight. |
| 5 | 8 | BRAVEHEART (BN129) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Settled worse than midfield. Widest runner turning for home. Ran on final 200 M without threatening. |
| 6 | 2 | SIR GALWAY (BP018) | J Quinn | B | Sluggish at start. Given reminders and soon settled in midfield. Improving when checked turning into home bend, losing ground. Quickly recovered to be 5th some 2Ls off pace into straight. Kept on under pressure. |
| 7 | 11 | GRANDSTAND (BP286) | W S Yu | P/H | Settled in 2nd behind tearaway leader. Outside leader approaching home turn. Kept on early in straight before finding no extra closing stages. |
| 8 | 3 | ELITE (BM142) | E Legrix | B | Very slowly away. Remained at the back when steadied turning into home bend. Ran past beaten runners in straight. |
| 9 | 1 | CITY PATROL (BN048) | K S Yu | B | Settled towards rear. Improved passing Rock to be better than midfield by home bend. Wide turning for home. Failed to sustain effort and faded inside final 200 M. |
| 10 | 6 | WINTEL (BT151) | B Marcus | -- | Crowded at start. In last few throughout. |
| 11 | 10 | CITY FORTUNE (BS181) | C T Cheng | -- | Around midfield. Gave ground final 200 M. |
| 12 | 7 | SPECTACULAR WIN (BV030) | S King | B1 | Towards rear throughout. |
| 13 | 5 | ON FIRE (BP248) | F Sanchez | P | Took up running turning into stable bend, then went clear setting strong pace. Headed approaching 400 M, then dropped away. |
| 14 | 14 | CHEERFUL BIRD (BT043) | Y T Cheng | B/H | Pushed along early, then settled in better than midfield. Dropped out badly under pressure passing Rock. (Demoted.) |
| 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 |