Race 3 (236)
JAPAN HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | TOUCH FAITH (E153) | J Moreira | -- | At rear, along the rail after 700M, saved ground and closed off strongly to win by 1-1/2L. |
| 2 | 11 | ONE STEP AHEAD (C242) | M Chadwick | B | At rear, along the rail, swung wide on Straightening, showed strong dash in the last 200M. |
| 3 | 3 | ALLOY KING (D287) | A Hamelin | CP | Sent forward and took lead, along the rail, stayed on but lay out near 50M and then headed by the winner. |
| 4 | 2 | SUNNY AND GOLD (D177) | Z Purton | H/TT | Raced in midfield, along the rail, ran on well initially but hampered near 50M and finished 4th. |
| 5 | 8 | VIVA MAMA (D408) | R Moore | CP1/TT | Raced behind the leader, along the rail, showed some dash but hampered passing 50M. |
| 6 | 7 | SPARKLING STAR (D007) | K C Leung | B1/TT | At rear, 2 wide, swung widest on Straightening, improved well to the line. |
| 7 | 4 | SURE WINNER (D488) | L Hewitson | B | Raced in midfield, 2 wide, only one paced. |
| 8 | 6 | MUDITA (E085) | B Shinn | B | Raced in midfield, along the rail, pretty one paced. |
| 9 | 10 | VECTOR (E027) | M F Poon | B/TT | Raced prominently, 2 wide, weakened after passing 100M. |
| 10 | 9 | E HONEY (E088) | L Ferraris | H1/XB2 | Settled in midfield, 3 wide no cover after 650M, did not feature. |
| 11 | 5 | ISLAND SUNSHINE (E063) | V Borges | -- | Raced in behind midfield, 3 wide but with cover, found nothing in the Straight. |
| 12 | 12 | SUNNY SMILE (D074) | A Badel | TT | Race in front of midfield, 2 wide, lost ground in the Straight. |
| 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 |