Race 2 (320)
PALMERSTON NORTH HANDICAP Rating:32-0 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | SUPER CONNECTIONS (BP127) | G Mosse | B | Soon ridden to dispute lead. Gained upper hand inside 200 M then never threatened. |
| 2 | 4 | SOUNDS GOOD (BT099) | E Legrix | B | Always thereabouts. Kept on steadily without quickening. |
| 3 | 1 | REFRESHINGLY (BV203) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Mainly behind midfield to straight. Made modest progress without threatening. |
| 4 | 7 | MULTI-WINNER (BS149) | R Fradd | B | Checked to rear early. Remained to last few before taking closer order home bend. Sustained good progress down straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 10 | SUPER FAIRWAY (BP111) | C Williams | B2 | Settled at the back. Made modest progress in straight. |
| 6 | 3 | GOLD FLASK (BS221) | J Egan | P | Broke well and restrained to hold narrow advantage. Quickened upon straightening but quickly caught by winner passing 200 M, then dropped out. |
| 7 | 9 | MANLEY'S FORTUNE (BS039) | K C Tsang | B | Prominent. Went wide into straight. One-paced. |
| 8 | 8 | CHEETAH (BV041) | S King | B | Prominent to straight and weakened. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 9 | 2 | YUE YEE MASTER (BS150) | S Dye | B | Soon in last few. Never nearer. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 12 | SPARKO (BM028) | D Bonilla | B | Always last few. |
| 11 | 11 | WORD OF HONOUR (BS183) | C H Tse | B | Prominent early. Mainly in midfield far side. Faded in straight. |
| 12 | 5 | WINNING KING (BV250) | W M Lai | -- | Raced wide just better than midfield till weakened home bend. |
| 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 |