Race 2 (498)
THE MARTELL COCKTAIL HANDICAP Rating:48-26 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | ROMANTIC VENTURE (BS233) | F Coetzee | B | Settled at the back. Made up good ground in straight weaving his way through field to snatch victory final stride. |
| 2 | 13 | ELITE (BM142) | K C Tsang | B | Tracked leader. Took over upon straightening holding some 1L break 200 M out but caught final stride. |
| 3 | 6 | RECOGNITION (BT042) | E Legrix | -- | Midfield. Made moderate progress in straight but unable to sustain effort nearing home. |
| 4 | 2 | STAR DRAGON (BV078) | W Woods | -- | Travelled better than midfield. Kept on one pace under pressure in straight. |
| 5 | 5 | MELROSE STAR (BS091) | D Whyte | SR1 | Towards rear. Produced late impression closing stages. |
| 6 | 1 | DE INTEGRO (BS079) | S Dye | B | Mainly in 3rd to 400 M. One-paced under pressure. |
| 7 | 12 | INDIAN TAIPAN (CA098) | R Fradd | -- | Well back. Improving well when badly hampered over 200 M out. Sustained progress to the line. |
| 8 | 14 | PRETTY BABY (BP250) | K H Ting | B/H | Around midfield. No extra closing stages. |
| 9 | 11 | GUESS WHAT (BT104) | A Marcus | V | Never better than midfield. |
| 10 | 9 | HOLE IN ONE (BT152) | T Culhane | B | Led to 400 M. Gradually weakened in straight. |
| 11 | 7 | HONEST STEED (BV135) | Y T Cheng | -- | Wide in midfield. Dropped to last few home bend. |
| 12 | 8 | SKY HAWK (BS070) | D Harrison | B | Prominent early, then travelled mainly in midfield. Weakened upon straightening. |
| 13 | 3 | QUICK STEP (CA074) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Mostly in midfield to straight. Weakened. |
| 14 | 10 | SMART MONEY (BV339) | J Egan | B | Always well behind. |
| 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 |