Race 4 (726)
JOHNSTON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | MARVELLOUS (CH026) | B Prebble | V/TT | Held a rails position in midfield until home straight when 4Ls from pace, bumped twice on the run-in, found just enough to lead in last bounds. |
| 2 | 8 | MAGIC KING (CH182) | D Whyte | B/XB | Pressed on from outside gate, 1L back in 2nd out 2-wide off last turn and led 200 M out, grabbed by winner in the last strides. |
| 3 | 1 | RICH DRAGON (CG079) | C K Tong | V | Raced outside the winner in mid-division through to home straight when 4Ls adrift, bumped twice at 150 M and 50 M, finished strongly but marginally held. |
| 4 | 5 | VALUE CHOICE (CG213) | K T Yeung | B | Better than midfield 2Ls or 3Ls from the speed before final bend, 1L down and 3rd and dangerous at the 200 M, tipped out of a place final 30 M. |
| 5 | 12 | KING CREOLE (CG287) | Y T Cheng | TT | Raced much more prominently than normal, on fence 3Ls back in 5th off last turn, stayed on well in the straight but also had his chance to place. |
| 6 | 4 | FUN (CH282) | H W Lai | -- | Kicked on from wide gate to lead by 1L on fence at the 700 M, headed at the 200 M and slipped out of the money final stages. |
| 7 | 3 | KEEN SOUL (CH092) | C W Wong | B | Switched inside from wide gate, 6Ls back in 8th entering homestretch, made some fair late ground but never likely to finish better than midfield. |
| 8 | 2 | FEEL-SO-GOOD (CG056) | Z Purton | -- | Slowly away, rearward at least 6Ls from the speed until home straight, made minor late ground and never really competitive. |
| 9 | 9 | HAPPY SUNDAY (CE169) | D Beadman | V/TT | Disputed early tempo, box-seated on rails in 3rd from 800 M to final turn, couldn't find an extra gear when it mattered. |
| 10 | 7 | BELIEVE ME (CJ004) | G Mosse | B1 | 3-wide no cover in the back straight in 10th or so, 7Ls behind turning in, never on terms. |
| 11 | 10 | SPLENDID SAILS (CG077) | K L Chui | B/SR | Fractious in gates and slowly away, always about 7Ls 8Ls back in rear and never a factor. |
| 12 | 11 | MONTY (CH164) | M Du Plessis | B | No early pace and soon at the tail of the field about 8Ls behind, badly checked 600 M out, raced ungenerously thereafter and eased down once beaten. |
| 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 |