Race 3 (647)
MASSEY UNIVERSITY HANDICAP Rating:55-35 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | HONOURABLE (CB221) | C Williams | -- | Made all. Just held off runner-up's challenges closing stages. |
| 2 | 2 | BEAMING RIVER (CB078) | T Mundry | -- | Settled 5th and was mainly 3Ls behind lead. Ran on when under pressure 200 M, just failed to catch the winner. |
| 3 | 11 | KING ERIE (CC323) | D Whyte | SR | Behind midfield. Crept closer order final turn. Kept on well from 6th early straight but found not much room final 100 M. |
| 4 | 12 | KID GALAXY (CB455) | A Delpech | PC-/B2/TT | Always thereabout. Kept on same pace in straight. |
| 5 | 6 | HK ISLAND VICTORY (CC290) | P Payne | -- | Soon 2nd. Kept on well early straight but failed quicken to challenge closing stages. |
| 6 | 4 | PRO JOY (CD160) | P H Lo | SR | Prominent. Dropped back a bit to 4th halfway. Wide turning into straight. One-paced. |
| 7 | 3 | FORTUNE ALL TIMES (CD311) | K S Yu | -- | Began awkwardly, losing ground. Near rear before making up some ground from home turn. |
| 8 | 1 | RED BARON (CC220) | S Dye | SR-/B | Slowly away, at the rear. Ran past a few beaten horses closing stages. |
| 9 | 5 | HAPPY YEARS (CB149) | H W Lai | -- | Towards rear. Only made minor progress final turn. Soon found no extra. |
| 10 | 10 | VITAL PATROL (CC335) | R Fradd | -- | Midfield or behind from widest draw. Made no show in straight. |
| 11 | 7 | MR GENKI (CD184) | J Holder | TT | Behind midfield. Checked at 400 M. Never recovered. |
| 12 | 9 | SHAXI RICHES (CD039) | M Zahra | -- | Never in contention. |
| 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 |