Race 3 (478)
LARCH HANDICAP Rating:60-40 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | GOOD DAYS (A333) | N Rawiller | B/H/TT | Settled behind leaders on rail, asked for effort near 500M, made ground passing 250M, finished strongly to score. |
| 2 | 8 | KING BOUNTIFUL (T105) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Slow to begin and raced at tail, mid-race moved to midfield position, kept making ground in the straight, came line solidly |
| 3 | 10 | AUDACITY (V238) | H T Mo | H | Travelled wide and without cover at handy position until 500M, improved outside the lead at Home Turn, fought well in the straight, worked home nicely. |
| 4 | 9 | SMART BABY (A160) | N Callan | B-/SR1 | Travelled midfield, commenced to improve near 650M, battled hard and responded well in the straight. |
| 5 | 5 | JE PENSE (V354) | M F Poon | B/XB | Raced behind midfield, very wide on straightening, kept on to the line, cut on left hind cannon. |
| 6 | 12 | ROCK THE TREE (P272) | W M Lai | B | Settled behind midfield, wide on straightening, limited response in the straight. |
| 7 | 2 | HAPPY ROCKY (S147) | K Teetan | B/XB | Settled midfield on rail, kept on rail to save ground at Home Turn, under pressure but only one-paced in the straight. |
| 8 | 7 | HAPPY CONTENDER (T363) | K C Leung | CP2 | Travelled behind midfield on rail, at 300M struck heels and became badly unbalanced, one-paced. |
| 9 | 3 | PREMIUM CHAMPION (T187) | C Y Ho | V | Raced at back, moved to midfield near 1000M and again moved to handy position near 550M, gave ground passing 150M. |
| 10 | 6 | GARLIC YEAH (V039) | Z Purton | B | Jumped well, settled behind leaders, near 600M lay in and became awkwardly placed, then was severely check at 450M, after that no response in the straight, failed to make impression. |
| 11 | 1 | CLOUD NINE (T416) | M Chadwick | V/XB | Hard ridden to take lead, gave ground near 200M, failed to run on. |
| 12 | 11 | PROUD SKY (V406) | J Moreira | -- | Urged along to race outside the lead, came under pressure and gave ground near 600M, failed to close off. |
| 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 |