Race 1 (011)
SOUTH BAY HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | FRESH AIR (L206) | D Whyte | -- | Broke well from a low draw, settled in 2nd on rails, gained upper hand inside final 100 metres. |
| 2 | 1 | MIGHTY EQUUS (P112) | C Y Lui | XB-/B | Jumped well from a poor draw, led the field but well off the rails, shifted in but still one off around the bend, fought on but headed inside final 100 metres. (Questioned for disappointing performance.) |
| 3 | 7 | DIAMOND KNIGHT (CK311) | K C Leung | -- | Began well, settled on rails just better than midfield, saved a lot of ground turning in, ran home one-paced. |
| 4 | 4 | FLYING KEEPER (M191) | Z Purton | TT | Jumped moderately, soon dropped to last few, gained closer on rails turning in, fought on steadily without quickening. |
| 5 | 5 | KA WAI FORTUNE (N255) | K C Ng | V | Settled 3-wide in midfield after beginning from the widest gate, in rear of midfield when carried wider turning in, kept on steadily past beaten horses. |
| 6 | 12 | PILLOWIN (L357) | H W Lai | V/TT | Jumped moderately, niggled along before settling just better than midfield, one-paced in straight. |
| 7 | 11 | MARVEL PLUS (L281) | M L Yeung | V | Jumped moderately, settled just worse than midfield, saved ground on inside turning in, ran home one-paced. |
| 8 | 9 | SPICY SHRIMP (L067) | T H So | B- | Jumped quickly but soon steadied back, struck heels and lost ground passing 800 metres dropping to rear, became last around the bend, ran past well-beaten ones in the run home. |
| 9 | 6 | BOLD TACK (L397) | K Teetan | B/TT | Very slowly away, trailed the field to home bend, saved ground on rails turning in, ran home one-paced. |
| 10 | 8 | TELECOM CHIEF (P025) | A Suborics | B/TT | Ridden along and 3-wide in first few, soon faded in straight. |
| 11 | 3 | LUCKY RED (CJ059) | W M Lai | -- | Midfield briefly, soon moved up to 3rd passing 800 metres, weakened under pressure. |
| 12 | 10 | CHARMGOLD (CK002) | N Pinna | B- | Midfield early dropping to last past the Rock. |
| 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 |