Race 9 (188)
WARATAH HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | SHINING ACE (C229) | B Shinn | B | Bumped start, taken back to race 2 wide at rear, 5 lengths or so back, commenced move after passing 450M, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to join leader on line. |
| 1 | 11 | AURORA PEGASUS (C351) | A Badel | TT | Jumped with them, positioned 3 wide with cover, 2 lengths back, same margin back on turn, commenced move after passing 450M, hit the front near 150M, kept on well thereafter, just able to hold on for dead heat. |
| 3 | 6 | WINNING METHOD (C383) | G van Niekerk | B1/TT | Bumped start, unable to slot in, trapped very wide, just ahead of midfield, closer on turn but still 3 wide with no cover, took the lead early in straight, peaked and headed 150M, weakened gradually thereafter, just stayed on for 3rd. |
| 4 | 7 | BABY (C271) | M L Yeung | B | Bumped start, raced 3 wide behind midfield, 4 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, made some headway in straight to make frame without threatening. |
| 5 | 4 | HINCHINLOVE (C001) | K C Leung | B-/TT | Jumped well, raced 2 wide in midfield early, found rail after passing 700M, saved ground on turn, angled out early in straight, finished off evenly. |
| 6 | 1 | LONE EAGLE (B309) | Z Purton | XB | Out in line, positioned 3 wide, a length behind the leader early, 2 wide from 700M, there to turn, kept on evenly in straight. |
| 7 | 12 | ROMAN IMPERO (V371) | H T Mo | B | Made contact at start, positioned on rail behind midfield, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, peaked 150M, ran on evenly thereafter. (Sustained a small laceration to the outside of the left hind fetlock.) |
| 8 | 8 | HARRIER JET (T372) | S De Sousa | V/TT | Crowded on jumping, raced at tail, 6 to 7 lengths back, still last turning in, made minor progress in straight. |
| 9 | 2 | SOLOMON'S BAY (B330) | K H Chan | CP/XB | Began well from gate 1, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, struck on heels and stumbled early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 10 | 3 | FORZA ANGEL (B333) | C Y Ho | -- | Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths back on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
| 11 | 9 | INTERSTELLAR (C270) | L Hewitson | H1/TT | Average to begin, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back early, dropped to midfield in the middle stages, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
| 12 | 10 | HAPPY TIME (B272) | K Teetan | TT | Moderately away from gate 10, raced prominently but trapped very wide early, allowed to cross after passing 800M, challenged turning in, headed and weakened early in straight, eased final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |