Race 4 (726)
MOUNT NICHOLSON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | ERNEST FEELING (E209) | B Thompson | B/TT | Settled slightly worse than midfield, one off fence. Brought to centre of track in straight to challenge, finished to strongly, comfortable on the line. |
| 2 | 11 | GOLDEN CHAMPION (H348) | M F Poon | CP/TT | Prominent from gates before taking sit, sixth one off fence. Travelled well in the run and then urged along passing 400m, finished well in straight, but no match for winner. |
| 3 | 9 | COSMO NAVIGATOR (H156) | A Hamelin | B | Jumped well then eased out of speed battle coming to first turn. Settled fourth one off fence. Three wide to make run on turn, hit front at 200m headed 50m out, beaten for second just before line. |
| 4 | 10 | FAIRY HORSE (J144) | A Atzeni | TT | Fairly way and crossed behind field to settle in last pair. Held up momentarily top of straight and ran home strongly last 200m when clear. Eye catching. |
| 5 | 12 | LAPRAS (H374) | K Teetan | TT | Ridden along early to hold position, settled seventh on fence. Held up and raced keenly on fence leaving back straight. Kept on rail in run home, stayed on to take fifth. |
| 6 | 2 | CALIFORNIA CIBLE (E431) | B Avdulla | TT | Fairly away, settled fourth last. Difficulty obtaining clear running 300m to 200m, made ground late without threatening to be placed. |
| 7 | 3 | EASY SNIP (G211) | L Hewitson | B | Slow to move from wide gate, settling third last. Brought widest on turn to make challenge. Ran home fairly in straight, closest on line but well beaten. |
| 8 | 4 | THE GREAT MASTER (H457) | Y L Chung | -- | Began quickly, vied for lead but caught three wide no cover. Challenged at top straight, beaten by 150m, faded last 100m. |
| 9 | 7 | SO TREASURE (H351) | L Ferraris | CP | First to leave gates, eased to take sit behind first three and then three back the fence. Held up early part of straight, failed to make ground when placed under pressure. |
| 10 | 8 | SEA SAPPHIRE (H343) | E C W Wong | PC | Saddle slipped back on jumping place rider at disadvantage during running. Found fence and in three way battle for front down the back, before third the fence. Came off rail in straight but beaten passing 200m. Faded closing stages. |
| 11 | 5 | SMASHING EXPRESS (J252) | H Bowman | E1/P1 | Jumped only fairly. Ridden to stay in touch but settled in last pair. Clear last and ridden along passing 400m, passed tiring leader in straight but detached from main group at finish. |
| 12 | 1 | E UNIVERSE (H151) | Z Purton | TT | Ridden out of gates to contest lead, caught wide on to first turn , worked hard to finally cross to rail second turn. Found nothing in straight, eased down last 200m. |
| 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 |