Race 1 (103)
DETROIT HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | JUST CHILL (CK221) | Z Purton | TT | Even break, dropped back to a position behind midfield, waited with till 350 M, challenged strongly and showed an impressive turn of foot to cut down the leader in the final strides. |
| 2 | 4 | CLASSIC NAVIGATOR (CD330) | W M Lai | TT | Swiftly away, went forward and tracked leaders on the rails, loomed up as the main danger in straight, led 250 M out, kept on stoutly and was only reeled in two strides from the finish. |
| 3 | 1 | COUNTRY MAGIC (CH069) | M W Leung | TT | Hard driven early to hold a midfield position on the fence, awkwardly placed early in straight and shifted into clear 250 M, ran on well to almost take 2nd on the line. |
| 4 | 2 | TOUT VA BIEN (CJ020) | G Mosse | CP | Made some use early to find the lead, set an even pace upfront, headed inside 200 M, weakened and no extra final stages. |
| 5 | 3 | GANBARIA (CE052) | T H So | B | Began awkwardly, couldn't muster speed and ended up racing behind midfield, no clear run early in straight and hampered 250 M out, ran on well towards the finish. |
| 6 | 6 | HAPPEE GIFT (CH313) | D Beadman | XB/H | Caught wide on jumping from the outside barrier, settled 3-wide in midfield but was left without cover passing 600 M, made his move from 500 M, briefly threatened in straight but could find no extra inside 150 M. |
| 7 | 8 | GALLOPY (CK333) | W Pike | -- | Not used in early stages, gradually dropped back to last pair, had 7Ls to make up passing 400 M, stayed on at the same pace final 200 M and was never dangerous. |
| 8 | 7 | SUPER FIGHTER (CE167) | B Doyle | V | Away with them, settled 2-wide in midfield with cover 3 to 4Ls back, taken wide to challenge passing 400 M, stayed on but never near leaders. |
| 9 | 9 | GOOD FORTUNE (CK279) | B Prebble | H1/TT1 | Taken back on jumping, 5Ls off the pace in a rearward position throughout, didn't handle the turn and swung wide into straight, no response when asked. |
| 10 | 12 | XAVERIAN QUEST (CJ345) | K C Leung | TT | Jumped awkwardly from the wide barrier, went forward to be close up behind leaders, came under serious pressure making the home turn, weakened rapidly passing 250 M. |
| 11 | 5 | DARREN (CJ321) | D Whyte | TT2 | Prominent placed behind leaders early but struggled to keep up halfway, soon beaten turning into straight. (Lame front leg.) |
| 12 | 10 | SOLITAIRE (CK167) | Y T Cheng | B- | Slow to begin, never a factor in the rear throughout, weakened approaching 200 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 |