Race 7 (352)
LAP TAK HANDICAP Rating:88-64 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | DANSWINNER (BP095) | F Coetzee | TT | Always well there. Ran on to challenge leader from 200 M. Just prevailed after ding-dong battle. |
| 2 | 4 | HORNET (BP238) | G Mosse | -- | Pushed forward from widest draw to shift across to rail and dictate pace. Challenged by leader final 200 M, kept on well to just fail by the smallest margin. |
| 3 | 8 | VIPER CORP (CA183) | R Fradd | -- | Settled towards rear. Crept closer on home bend to be midfield into straight. Ran on well from 250 M until no extra closing stages. |
| 4 | 3 | MANY HAPPY RETURNS (BP126) | D Whyte | -- | Well back. Under pressure from 600 M. Ran on steadily in straight. (Made abnormal breathing noise pulling up.) |
| 5 | 11 | NEW ASIANS (BT019) | S Dye | -- | At rear. Wide in back straight and around home bend. Progress from 500 M. Nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 5 | BORN DRAGON (BS215) | W Woods | B | Better than midfield. Ran on to hold some chance inside final 200 M until effort not sustained close home. (Dropped whip 200 M.) |
| 7 | 10 | KING OF JEWELRY (BP013) | C H Tse | -- | Towards rear. Hit rail at 600 M. Made up a little ground in straight. |
| 8 | 2 | MUGHAL PALACE (BS212) | S King | -- | Well there, made the latter part of home turn awkwardly. Steadily weakened from 200 M. |
| 9 | 6 | LOMOND'S FAY (BP303) | Y T Cheng | -- | In touch, caught wide on first turn. Dropped steadily to midfield from Rock. Kept on one-pace thereafter. |
| 10 | 12 | KIWI STAR (BP132) | S K Sit | B | Slowly away, lost a lot of ground, trailed field to 200 M. Only ran past beaten runners closing stages. |
| 11 | 9 | VICTORY MOUNT (BP195) | J Egan | -- | Settled just behind midfield. Steadied and dropped out of contention from 600 M. |
| 12 | 7 | RED DIAMOND (BS055) | W C Marwing | B | Prominent, proved very difficult to settle when wide without cover early and middle stages. Dropped out from 250 M. |
| 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 |