Race 3 (593)
NAM SHAN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | AMBITIOUS LEADER (CC082) | P H Lo | B | Prominent. Mainly 2-1/2Ls 3rd far side. Shifted to inside early straight. Ran on well 150 M to take command closing stages. |
| 2 | 6 | ACCLAMATION (CB045) | T Mundry | -- | Midfield. Slightly improved to 5th from 1200 M. Switched to 4-wide final turn. Responded well to take lead 200 M. Effort not sustained. |
| 3 | 1 | DESERT STRIKE (CB054) | D Whyte | B | Slightly behind midfield. Steadied at 200 M on inside when lack of daylight. Ran on when in clear. |
| 4 | 5 | TOUCH DOWN (CB013) | C Williams | TT | Slowly away and was steadied, last to home bend. Widest into straight. Made up good ground on outside to just miss 3rd. |
| 5 | 10 | CHARIOT OF WEI HAI (CB144) | M Zahra | B/H/TT1 | Led field to 1200 M. Within 1-1/2Ls behind leader to straight. Kept on same pace closing stages. |
| 6 | 4 | BOUNTIFUL (CB114) | S Dye | -- | Slow into stride, 2nd last to 250 M where he ran on a bit. |
| 7 | 3 | SHERIFF BAMBOO (CC257) | F Coetzee | -- | Well there. Took lead from 1200 M. Found no extra when headed 200 M. |
| 8 | 8 | SWAGGIE (CB128) | R Fradd | B/TT | Towards rear. Minor progress early straight. One-paced. |
| 9 | 9 | X-SPEED (CC341) | G Schofield | SR | Midfield or slightly better. Made no show in straight. |
| 10 | 11 | FLYING DRAGON (CC246) | A Delpech | B-/SR- | In touch. Dropped back to 8th first turn. Under pressure 300 M. Failed to respond. |
| 11 | 7 | WEI SHAN (CC303) | Y T Cheng | -- | Began awkwardly, towards rear. Recovered ground gradually to be 4th passing 1200 M. Weakened from 400 M. |
| 12 | 12 | GREAT STAR (CB122) | M W Leung | B/TT | Midfield from widest draw. Dropped back to the rear group 1200 M out. Last from final turn. |
| 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 |