Race 5 (501)
THE MARTELL COGNAC HANDICAP Rating:48-28 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | BRAVISSIMO (BS041) | D Whyte | -- | Midfield on rail early. Made ground after 600 M and eased out to score convincingly. |
| 2 | 14 | MILLENNIUM LEGEND (BV246) | D Harrison | B | Ridden hard from wide gate to lead. Always there until 200 M. |
| 3 | 3 | ME AND YOU (BT011) | K S Yu | -- | Went forward just behind leaders. Under pressure from 500 M but never threatened winner. |
| 4 | 13 | SIR TIMAH (BT063) | Y T Cheng | B- | Eased early to be behind leader. Eased out to make run but onepaced. |
| 5 | 12 | ON FIRE (BP248) | E Legrix | P | Midfield early. Made up steady ground from 500 M but never threatened placegetters. |
| 6 | 11 | FAITHFUL ASSURANCE (BS179) | K C Tsang | B- | Handy position on rail early. There until after 200 M when onepaced. |
| 7 | 8 | SEA DRAGON PEARL (CA041) | R Fradd | -- | Went forward early stages. Out wide in the straight but no threat. |
| 8 | 5 | CHARMING STRIDE (BV325) | S Dye | -- | At rear early. Made only moderate ground when placed under pressure. |
| 9 | 6 | LEAD TO WIN (BV081) | J Egan | V | Midfield, three wide early. Always there and then onepaced in the straight. |
| 10 | 7 | WE KNOW WHEN (BN165) | T Culhane | B/TT | Wide at rear early. Rearward throughout then made only steady ground along rail in straight. |
| 11 | 2 | PO ON POWER (BN258) | A Marcus | B | At rear early. Never threatened. |
| 12 | 9 | FORTUNE GLORY (BV011) | E Saint-Martin | B | Wide at rear early. Always there. |
| 13 | 1 | ROUND THE WORLD (CA227) | W Woods | -- | Midfield and wide early stages. Never threatened and weakened closing stages. |
| 14 | 10 | REPUTATION (BV006) | F Coetzee | TT | Towards rear early. Lost ground after 600 M and tailed off. |
| 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 |