Race 3 (288)
EMERALD HANDICAP Rating:58-38 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | LIGHTNING BOLT (CA313) | F Coetzee | TT | Soon 3rd. Pushed along in straight to take lead passing 200 M. Just held on. |
| 2 | 10 | FOREVER VICTORY (BS011) | E Legrix | -- | Settled behind midfield. Ran on steadily turning in. Just failed to catch the winner. |
| 3 | 4 | JET JACKSON (BT157) | D Whyte | -- | Near rear. Improved to midfield rounding home bend. Ran on from outside but without reaching the quinella pair. |
| 4 | 6 | ACCLAMATION (CB045) | W Woods | -- | Soon midfield. Progressed to 4th passing 600 M. Kept on same pace thereafter. |
| 5 | 12 | NO COMPETITOR (BP157) | R Fradd | B | Was 2nd briefly soon after start, then raced better than midfield. Remained 5th rounding home bend, one-paced. |
| 6 | 8 | WINNING WAYS (CB017) | H K Yim | -- | Slowly away, hampered 1000 M. Was last to straight. Made up good ground inside 200 M. |
| 7 | 2 | HIN YUEN'S UNICORN (BS319) | G Mosse | -- | Pushed along from a wide draw to join the lead far side. Gained slender advantage early straight. Weakened when headed passing 200 M. |
| 8 | 5 | PERFECT SHADOW (CA076) | J Egan | -- | Slowly away, towards rear. Steadied near 400 M. Made up a little ground in straight. |
| 9 | 11 | SUNNY (BV040) | O Doleuze | BO1 | Midfield. Made no show when wide into straight. |
| 10 | 3 | MISSION SEALED (BN100) | S Dye | B | Dropped to the rear group soon after start. |
| 11 | 7 | MULTI-WINNER (BS149) | A Suborics | -- | Never able to feature. |
| 12 | 9 | AMITY (CA036) | D Dunn | BO | In the front to straight. Faded badly 200 M out. |
| 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 |