Race 2 (646)
MANAWATU RIVER HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | LOK WAH TREASURE (CA361) | G Mosse | -- | Settled at the back. Commenced run making swift progress around field home bend. Sustained effort down straight to assert authority over 200 M out. |
| 2 | 12 | PEARL AND GOLD (CA082) | S K Sit | H | Attempted to make all. Overhauled inside final 200 M. |
| 3 | 6 | FOOD LOVER (CC072) | W M Lai | B2 | Always thereabouts. Kept on steadily without quickening. |
| 4 | 10 | WATCHMAN (CB327) | K S Yu | B/SR | Settled towards rear. Went wide into straight. Ran on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 7 | LA MERVEILLE (CC205) | T Mundry | B/H | Settled at the back. Snuck up on rails turning in. Not clear run throughout straight. Kept on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 4 | UNIVERSAL GLORY (BV162) | F Coetzee | B | Disputed lead before dropped to some 2Ls off pace approaching 1000 M bend. Faded into home straight. |
| 7 | 11 | WINNING ASSOCIATES (CA116) | Y T Cheng | -- | Midfield most of way. |
| 8 | 1 | FABULOUS (CA152) | W Woods | -- | Began slowly. Settled towards rear. Swung wide into straight. Ran home steadily past beaten horses. |
| 9 | 2 | THE RICH MAN (BS130) | D Whyte | B | Prominent to straight. Gradually weakened. |
| 10 | 5 | MONEY EXPRESS (CC280) | G Schofield | SB/SR/TT | 3-wide in midfield to straight. Went wider turning in. Found nothing. |
| 11 | 9 | TWEET (CA326) | J Holder | B | Midfield. Came under pressure home bend. Found nothing. |
| 12 | 3 | FORTUNE LAD (CB279) | R Fradd | V | Prominent to straight. Dropped out. |
| 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 |