Race 1 (280)
WOODPECKER HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | CHOCOLATE TYCOON (BT257) | E Legrix | B | Made all, holding 1L advantage final turn. Just held off runner-up's late challenges. |
| 2 | 6 | MELROSE STAR (BS091) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Towards rear. Crept closer order turning into straight. Made up good ground final 250 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 10 | BASKETBALL WINNER (BT041) | B Marcus | B1/TT | Slightly behind midfield. Ran on well final 200 M. |
| 4 | 9 | GREAT INTENT (BM198) | P Smullen | B | Well there. Always held 2nd but lost a minor placing close home. |
| 5 | 12 | JUMBO LUCK (BT111) | D Boeuf | B | Prominent 3rd, was 2Ls behind winner home turn. Kept on until one-paced closing stages. |
| 6 | 2 | HIGH DEGREE (BS175) | F Coetzee | B | Remained 4th to straight. Unable to quicken inside 200 M. |
| 7 | 7 | MILLENNIUM STAR (BT138) | D Harrison | B | Lost ground at start, remained at rear. Made ground steadily from 10th at 450 M, never nearer. |
| 8 | 8 | HAPPY TYCOON (BT115) | K H Yu | V | Around midfield throughout. (Demoted.) |
| 9 | 5 | HEALTHY STAR (BN151) | D Whyte | B | In similar position throughout. |
| 10 | 3 | SKY HAWK (BS070) | Y T Cheng | B | Held 5th until weakening out of contention final 200 M. |
| 11 | 1 | CHEERS AGAIN (BP098) | G Boss | B | Never a factor. |
| 12 | 11 | CADIZ (BT020) | F Sanchez | TT | Behind midfield from widest draw. Dropped back far side to become last from 500 M. (Hung out throughout.) |
| 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 |