Race 7 (489)
JOHNSTON HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | MASSIVE POCKET (B246) | C Y Ho | XB | Settled within 3L of the pace in 5th on the rail, switched out for a run entering home straight, responded well under pressure inside the final 200 metres to assert authority final strides. |
| 2 | 9 | DIAMOND BRILLIANT (B372) | J Moreira | V-/CP2/TT | Ridden along from the widest gate, with leaders 3-wide without cover down the back straight, hit the front under pressure on top of home bend only to be outsprinted close to home. |
| 3 | 6 | SMART LEADER (B456) | B Shinn | B/TT | Settled on the rail in 7th in rear of midfield, saved ground on the inside turning for home, ran on well to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 2 | PERFECT GLORY (B411) | N Callan | B1 | Settled in rear of midfield after moderate start, in similar position into home straight, produced strong late finish under pressure inside the final 200 metres. |
| 5 | 4 | BE READY (D024) | Z Purton | B | Began well with others sharing early pace on the rail, allowed race leader to cross at the Rock for one-back 3rd, angled out for a run into home straight, unable to sustain effort in a tight run closing stages. |
| 6 | 3 | WINNING METHOD (C383) | H T Mo | B-/TT | Crowded shortly after start losing ground, switched wide for a run into home straight, finished off the race strongly inside the final 200 metres. |
| 7 | 7 | AMAZING KIWI (D068) | G van Niekerk | XB/B1 | Travelled keenly in 4th within 2L of the pace, gained slightly closer rounding home bend, faded steadily under pressure soon after straightening. |
| 8 | 11 | HONEST WAY (B200) | C Schofield | B | Broke well to share early pace, soon taken 2 back to 5th and then some 3L back in 6th in back straight, went wide turning for home, one-paced. |
| 9 | 10 | FORZA ANGEL (B333) | H N Wong | -- | Tightened at start losing ground, remained in last few in 9th, made steady headway under pressure from rounding home bend, never nearer. |
| 10 | 5 | KASI FARASI (B385) | M F Poon | H/TT | Crowded shortly after start and checked dropping to last, trailed the field most of the way, never on terms. |
| 11 | 8 | FIRST RESPONDER (C205) | K C Leung | TT | Began from a wide gate, gained slender lead 2-wide outside the 2nd turning into back straight, obtained rails run inside the 700 metres, headed entering home straight and weakened under pressure. |
| 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 |