Race 2 (038)
CENTRAL HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | ASSEGAI (BL060) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Pushed along from widest draw, settling midfield. Progressed steadily to be 4th rounding home bend. Sustained effort in straight to hit front close home. |
| 2 | 11 | SOUND WIN (BN227) | B Marcus | -- | Led field soon after start and made most of his trip. Held on well but was unable to resist winner's challenge final 50 M. |
| 3 | 1 | MR BRINKER (BN158) | D Whyte | B | Rear. Made steady progress far side to be just behind midfield into straight. Ran on well final 200 M. |
| 4 | 13 | WINNING EXPRESS (BN157) | C F Chan | B | Settled towards rear. Moved forward from the Rock, advancing to midfield turning in. Switched out from early straight to make up good ground closing stages. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 5 | 7 | BASKETBALL LEADER (BM213) | F Coetzee | -- | Well there. Kept on same pace in straight. |
| 6 | 3 | STARTRICE (BM210) | B Doyle | B | Held 2nd to 300 M. Unable to quicken. |
| 7 | 14 | GOLDEN DOUBLE (BP043) | A Munro | -- | Rear. Made up good ground final 150 M. Never nearer. |
| 8 | 12 | CONCERT FORTUNE (BM175) | Y S Wong | -- | Midfield. Improved slightly from the Rock to be 4-wide 5th into straight. One-paced thereafter. |
| 9 | 4 | PEACE GALLERY (BH193) | W Woods | -- | Midfield at best. |
| 10 | 2 | WILLIAM'S TACT (BK113) | R Fradd | -- | Towards rear. Steadied and became unbalanced 1200 M. Made up a little ground closing stages. |
| 11 | 9 | RED WINE (BL085) | R Hughes | -- | Midfield. Dropped back slightly 600 M out. Made no show in straight. |
| 12 | 6 | PLAY SAFE (BP079) | W M Lai | -- | In touch before weakening out of contention 500 M out. |
| 13 | 10 | WALK BIG (BL086) | L F Chung | -- | Prominent early stages, held 5th from stable bend. Faded steadily passing the Rock. |
| 14 | 8 | TIME HONOUR (BP084) | D Harrison | -- | Never in contention. |
| 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 |