Race 3 (087)
BIRCH HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | THANKSGIVING (M350) | N Rawiller | CP-/B2 | Rolled forward to park outside the leader, enjoyed the slow sectionals, battled on strongly, hit the front final 50M, scored by 1/2L. |
| 2 | 8 | SILVER DRAGON (M326) | H N Wong | -- | Rolled forward to take the fence and led by 1L at slow tempo, kept on gamely until final 50M headed by the winner. |
| 3 | 9 | GOLD TALENT (S113) | T H So | TT | Camped handy, travelled 3Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, suited by the slow pace, ran on steadily to get 3rd. |
| 4 | 2 | SPINNING DANCER (S078) | Z Purton | CP/XB | Eased to rear, 8Ls behind the leader on the fence, despite the slow sectionals, dashed well when clear for 4th. |
| 5 | 7 | STRATHEARN (S387) | G Mosse | B | Raced midfield, travelled 4Ls behind the leader on the fence, despite the slow tempo and held up over the concluding stages, ran on nicely. |
| 6 | 1 | GRIFFINDOR (P153) | N Callan | H/SR | Taken back from a wide gate to take the rail, 6Ls behind the leader, despite the slow sectionals, made some ground in straight. |
| 7 | 11 | OWNERS' GLORY (CL391) | Y T Cheng | B- | Crowded start, travelled 5Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, not suited by the slow pace, one paced home. |
| 8 | 6 | ROCK THE TREE (P272) | R Fourie | B | At rear, travelled 7Ls behind the leader 2 wide with cover, despite harmed by the slow tempo, made some ground in straight. |
| 9 | 3 | AXIOM (P095) | J Moreira | B | Eased to settle worse than midfield, 6Ls behind the leader 3 wide with cover, not suited by the slow sectionals, failed to make any impression in straight. (Questioned for disappointing performance) |
| 10 | 4 | MI SAVVY BOY (S381) | D Whyte | B | Pushed to settle in front of midfield, however trapped 3 wide without cover throughout, weakened soon after straightening. |
| 11 | 10 | TRIBAL GLORY (S395) | K C Leung | H | Pushed forward to obtain the box seat, despite the slow pace, weakened soon after straightening. |
| 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 |