Race 5 (498)
GLOUCESTER HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | BOND ELEGANCE (A007) | O Doleuze | P | Quickly into stride, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, easy run to turn, finished off strongly in straight to score narrowly. |
| 2 | 3 | BUOYANT BOY (A317) | K Teetan | H/TT1 | Bumped on jumping, raced 2 to 3 wide in midfield, there to turn, finished off very strongly in straight to take 2nd, just missed by narrow margin. |
| 3 | 7 | NICE FANDANGO (A209) | D Whyte | H/TT | Jumped well from the widest draw, sent forward to take the lead, enjoyed the easy lead throughout, kept on well in straight but just couldn't hold off the challengers late. |
| 4 | 10 | SUPREME WITNESS (A357) | A Sanna | B/TT | Slightly slow out, recovered to race 2 wide in 2nd, same position on turn, kept on evenly to the line. |
| 5 | 8 | SHOWING CHARACTER (T289) | U Rispoli | TT | Clean jump, positioned on rail behind midfield, crowded near 550M, saved ground on turn, angled out early in straight and made some progress without threatening. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 6 | ORIENTAL ELITE (A282) | Z Purton | -- | Bumped start, unable to slot in, raced 4 wide without cover behind midfield, found cover on turn, taken very wide in straight and made some progress. |
| 7 | 12 | PEACE ON EARTH (S254) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Bumped shortly after start, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground to near 400M, finished off one-paced. |
| 8 | 5 | GOUTEN OF GARO (A291) | N Callan | TT | Average to begin, bumped near 1000M, made the turn awkwardly, raced 2 wide, 1-3/4L back, angled out from 450M, kept on well early in straight, peaked near 100M, weakened thereafter. |
| 9 | 4 | NAMJONG INVINCIBLE (V154) | W M Lai | B-/TT | Began fairly, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back, still last on turn, made no real progress in straight. (Lost left hind plate.) |
| 10 | 1 | LOVE CHUNGHWA (T207) | N Rawiller | B2/TT | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned on rail at rear, 5 to 6 lengths back on turn, finished off one-paced. |
| 11 | 11 | ROOKIE STAR (A384) | C Y Ho | H | Taken back from gate 11, raced 2 to 3 wide with cover at rear, 5 lengths or so back, kept on evenly early in straight, in traffic final 100M, not able to test properly. |
| 12 | 9 | THE HAPPY BUNCH (B121) | T Berry | B-/CP1 | Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, awkwardly placed rounding the home turn, showed no response in straight, finished last. |
| 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 |