Race 8 (026)
BOSTON HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | DASHING CHAMPION (CC015) | D Whyte | SR | Best away, always very prominent within 1L of the pace, turned for home 3-wide, shaken up to lead 200 M out, ran on well. |
| 2 | 6 | SIR OCTAVIUS (CB427) | S Dye | -- | 2-wide and 4Ls off pace in midfield through to home straight, ran on strongly but never looked like getting to the winner. |
| 3 | 12 | AMBITION (CC079) | C Williams | -- | 3Ls off pace in 6th at 800 M, 4Ls off pace into home straight, switched wider to challenge at 300 M, 1L down at 200 M, stayed on fairly well closing stages. |
| 4 | 7 | AMO (CB125) | G Schofield | -- | Always slightly worse than midfield about 5Ls off pace and 2-wide through to home straight, ran on well to be nearest at the finish. |
| 5 | 1 | MY CHIEF (BV044) | D Dunn | -- | Slowly away, in 10th place about 7Ls off the speed until turning for home, 5Ls down at the 200 M, finished off strongly but too late. |
| 6 | 5 | MASTER YING (CB249) | W M Lai | -- | 3-wide at 1000 M and 1L off pace, disputing lead from 700 M, brief advantage off home turn, grabbed by winner at 200 M, one-paced closing stages. |
| 7 | 2 | SNIPPETYIYEA (CB311) | R Fradd | -- | On fence 2Ls off pace in 4th until being checked at the 600 M, soon under pressure, 3Ls down in 5th into home straight, 2Ls down on fence at 200 M, no extra close home. |
| 8 | 10 | TANAHMERAH (CC051) | W C Marwing | V | Always on fence about 5Ls or 6L off speed in midfield until the swing for home, kept on only fairly. |
| 9 | 3 | SONGS OF THE SUN (CB237) | G Mosse | -- | Soon led, tended to over-race, disputing lead from 700 M, headed off home turn, faded inside final 200 M. |
| 10 | 11 | QUICK NEWS (CB178) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Slowly away, in 2nd last place about 10Ls off pace at 800 M, in rear at 600 M, never a factor. |
| 11 | 9 | GRANDIOSO (CA327) | J Quinn | TT- | Awkwardly into stride, in rear about 10Ls off the pace early on, never remotely competitive. |
| 12 | 8 | GOLDEN PROMISE (CA134) | F Coetzee | -- | 3Ls off pace in 5th and 2-wide at 800 M, under pressure when 4-wide into home straight when still 3Ls off pace into home straight, weakened markedly thereafter. |
| 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 |