Race 1 (312)
HARCOURT HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | WINNING CHAMP (CE233) | C W Wong | -- | Led or disputed lead on rails. Went a length clear turning in. Hung on under pressure to the line. |
| 2 | 8 | DR HAENSLER (CE003) | H W Lai | P | Settled one back on rails. Came to challenge upon straightening but failed to peg back winner the length of straight. |
| 3 | 9 | STEP FORWARD (CB166) | E Saint-Martin | B | Settled in rear of midfield. Made up good ground in straight to be nearest of finish. |
| 4 | 11 | BEAMING RIVER (CB078) | M Nunes | -- | Prominent early. Inconvenienced slightly and dropped to 5th within 3Ls of pace rounding home bend. Fought on steadily in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 3 | THUNDER STORM (CA226) | B Prebble | B/H | Raced wide down far side in forward of midfield after beginning from bad draw. Similar turning in. Produced moderate late impression inside final 200 M. |
| 6 | 1 | PROFIT HILL (CE274) | P H Lo | -- | Soon moved up to lead or dispute lead. Dropped a length back in 2nd turning in. Lost further ground in straight. |
| 7 | 6 | GLOBE RIVER (CD228) | D Nikolic | B/H/TT | In last few to straight. Ran past beaten horses closing stages. |
| 8 | 5 | MAJIN BUU (CC334) | O Doleuze | B-/V2/TT | Ridden 4-wide early. Travelled one out one back around home bend. Soon weakened after straightening. |
| 9 | 2 | WONDERFUL WORLD (CG133) | H K Yim | -- | Never better than midfield. Ran home at the one pace in straight. |
| 10 | 7 | A-TACK (CC343) | A Starke | B | Jumped early. Taken back to rear of field. Ran past beaten horses in straight. |
| 11 | 4 | JET RISE (CD346) | Y T Cheng | SB/H | Did not jump well. Raced very wide in midfield to straight. Soon weakened. |
| 12 | 10 | GIFTED RUNNER (CC139) | S K Sit | -- | Raced wide in last few. Came under pressure rounding home bend. Found nothing in straight. |
| 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 |