Race 1 (138)
COTTON HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | CAPITAL STAR (BT083) | D Whyte | B | Soon led and made all. Won unchallenged. |
| 2 | 3 | EXPLOSIVE POWER (BV129) | F Coetzee | B | Always prominent. 3-wide 2nd turning in. Kept on without threatening. |
| 3 | 5 | FRAT RAT (CA038) | R Fradd | -- | Towards rear from widest draw. Gradually progressed to midfield final turn. Ran on in straight. |
| 4 | 4 | FIELD'S WINNER (BV237) | J Egan | -- | Midfield or behind. Steady progress passing 600 M to be 4th upon straightening. Kept on same pace thereafter. |
| 5 | 2 | BRILLIANT (BV278) | E Legrix | -- | Slowly away, remained at rear. Made up good ground from outside final 200 M. (Hung out throughout.) |
| 6 | 9 | ABLE WIN (BV311) | C Brown | B1 | Midfield or better. Kept on in straight. |
| 7 | 8 | AMERICAN WIN (BV065) | B Marcus | -- | Not far off before dropping back to behind midfield passing the Rock. Towards rear early straight until running on a bit closing stages. |
| 8 | 7 | TOP WINNER (CA007) | S King | B1 | Prominent 2nd. Unable to hold place upon straightening. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 9 | 6 | GOLDEN WARRIOR (BV049) | W Woods | -- | Towards rear throughout. |
| 10 | 11 | EXTRAORDINARY (BT029) | M W Leung | -- | Missed the start, towards rear. No improvement in straight. |
| 11 | 12 | MILLENNIUM LEGEND (BV246) | K H Ting | -- | Never a factor. |
| 12 | 1 | GOOD SPIRIT (BS246) | W M Lai | B | Jumped awkwardly, soon recovered ground to be 4th 700 M out. Dropped to midfield final turn. Faded 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 |