Race 1 (493)
VENTRIS HANDICAP Rating:24-0 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | PO ON KING (BG230) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Settled midfield. Made steady progress home bend to be 3Ls 5th upon straightening. Ran on strongly 200 M to take command close home. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 9 | FOLLOW ME (BL030) | C W Choi | -- | Towards rear. Improved gradually from back straight to 6th 300 M. Under pressure final 200 M to claim 2nd close home. |
| 3 | 4 | PLEASANT SURPRISE (BE008) | H K Cheung | -- | Slow into stride, towards rear. Sustained effort rounding home bend to be midfield into straight. Kept on well closing stages. |
| 4 | 1 | CASABLANCA (BK112) | B Marcus | -- | Always thereabouts. Ran on in early straight to be 2nd passing 200 M. One-paced close home. |
| 5 | 2 | NIAGARA FALLS (BJ071) | P W Kong | -- | Made running until finding no extra when headed approaching 100 M. |
| 6 | 6 | GALLANT WARRIOR (BH028) | J Marshall | -- | Chased leader to 200 M. Weakened. |
| 7 | 10 | CELESTIAL KING (BK168) | F Coetzee | -- | Held 3rd to straight. Made no show after. |
| 8 | 12 | RUN ARCHIE RUN (BH260) | C K Tsang | -- | Remained 7th leaving Rock, losing touch to 10th. Little shift in straight. |
| 9 | 5 | NICKELS KING (BG373) | D Oliver | -- | Midfield. Weakened final 200 M. |
| 10 | 8 | KARAOKE (BH206) | D Holland | -- | Midfield early, dropping to last when steadied at stable bend and 1100 M. Was checked when making headway into straight. Never recovered. |
| 11 | 7 | MY BUNNY (BH227) | F Johansson | -- | Never in contention. |
| 12 | 11 | AFRICAN TREASURE (BL017) | K C Chan | -- | Towards rear, dropping to last from 600 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 |