Race 2 (102)
ASTER HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | SPLIT OF A SECOND (B027) | M F Poon | H | Settled in box seat, enjoyed the slow sectionals, improved steadily 400M, closed off strongly to score. |
| 2 | 2 | FANTASTIC FABIO (V364) | C Wong | -- | Pushed forward, sat just off the leader in 2 wide, benefited by the slow pace, hung on well until 100M overhauled. |
| 3 | 9 | DOMINATOR (B247) | Z Purton | -- | Prominent, 2 wide, favoured by the slow sectionals, hung in badly 250M, ran on for 3rd. |
| 4 | 7 | LOVE CHUNGHWA (T207) | U Rispoli | TT | Slow away, hard ridden to keep up in midfield along the fence, not suited by the slow tempo, dashed well 200M. |
| 5 | 6 | TOM'S DRAGON (B175) | S Clipperton | E | Behind midfield, 2 wide, dashed well 200M despite not suited by the slow tempo. |
| 6 | 1 | BURST AWAY (A001) | D Whyte | -- | Trapped 3 wide throughout in midfield, harmed by the slow pace, still held ground in straight. |
| 7 | 10 | MANFUL STAR (V010) | G van Niekerk | H | At back, trapped 2-3 wide, harmed by the slow pace, little dash 200M, lack room 50M. |
| 8 | 4 | YOUNG EMPIRE (V116) | A Sanna | V/TT | Pushed to take rail and led at advantageous slow sectionals, soon out of fuel 250M. |
| 9 | 8 | TOUCHDOWN STRIKER (B346) | H T Mo | CP | Eased at start, took rail at rear, harmed by the slow pace, little dash 150M. |
| 10 | 3 | BIG BULLY (B028) | M L Yeung | B/H | Hard ridden to keep up at rear, not suited by the slow pace, never improved. |
| 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 |