Race 1 (381)
RUSSELL HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | HAPPY LIFE (BV332) | Y T Cheng | -- | Slightly better than midfield. Made progress rounding home bend to be 3rd turning in. Sustained effort to take command closing stages. |
| 2 | 1 | FISH KING (BV225) | O Doleuze | BO | Led field to around 100 M. Held on. |
| 3 | 12 | FOR SZESZE (BT305) | S King | B | Behind midfield. Ran on steadily in straight. |
| 4 | 7 | POWER OF SUCCESS (CA096) | M Kinane | B | Better than midfield. Kept on same pace when 5th final turn. |
| 5 | 3 | HAPPY ECLIPSE (BV188) | B Marcus | B/TT | Soon 2nd. Unable to quicken inside 200 M. |
| 6 | 9 | ARROWMINT (BN011) | D Whyte | B | Towards rear. Moderate progress in straight. |
| 7 | 5 | INCREDIBLE (CA359) | D Dunn | -- | Rear. Made up a little ground soon after straightening. |
| 8 | 6 | REALLY LUCKY (BS159) | E Saint-Martin | B/TT | Never better than midfield. |
| 9 | 4 | SUPER BOLD RACER (CA045) | G Mosse | B1 | Towards rear throughout. |
| 10 | 10 | GREAT CHIEF (BV175) | K H Ting | -- | Pushed along early to be prominent. Weakened soon after straightening. |
| 11 | 11 | KEY LARGO (BP320) | W M Lai | B | Never able to feature. |
| 12 | 8 | HEADING TO WIN (BM068) | F Coetzee | TT | In touch from widest draw. Dropped back steadily final 400 M. Raced wide 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 |