Race 1 (226)
OCEANIA HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | CAPABILITY (CE094) | M Kinane | B/TT | Slowly away. At back whilst being niggled along. Shifted out for running upon straightening. Kicked home strongly final 200 M to win going away. |
| 2 | 2 | RISING WIN (CC089) | E Saint-Martin | V | Behind midfield or a little worse. Steadied at 1000 M. Ran on well in straight but was unable to match speed with winner inside 100 M. |
| 3 | 4 | LA MERVEILLE (CC205) | F Coetzee | H | Crowded after jumping awkwardly. Midfield or worse. Ran on steadily in straight for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 8 | BAUHINIA (CD118) | G Mosse | B | Never far off. Steadied passing winning post 1st time. Kept on in straight but failed to quicken final 100 M. |
| 5 | 5 | DEVON FLAIR (CD240) | D Whyte | -- | Began awkwardly but soon in touch. Hit front briefly 200 M out but effort not sustained final 100 M. |
| 6 | 10 | LUCKY ENCOUNTER (CC143) | C Soumillon | B | Began awkwardly and dropped towards rear from wide draw. Took closer order on the inside rounding home bend. Ran on steadily to be nearest at finish despite losing momentum when crowded near 200 M. |
| 7 | 6 | NOBLE VICTORY (CC022) | K Fallon | P- | Towards rear after being trapped wide rounding the 1st turn. Made up good ground whilst hanging out final 200 M. |
| 8 | 9 | ON SHAN EXPRESS (CB362) | O Doleuze | B | Slow into stride and was ridden along early to be in midfield rounding the 1st turn. Kept on one-paced in straight. |
| 9 | 11 | CAPABEL (CD195) | C Munce | -- | Soon midfield or worse. Trapped wide and without cover throughout. Proved difficult to settle and pulled to 3rd place along back straight. Kept on and was tightened when giving ground 100 M out. |
| 10 | 7 | JUST TOO GOOD (CB150) | W C Marwing | V | In touch early. Caught wide 1st turn and dropped to forward of midfield. One-paced in straight. |
| 11 | 3 | BODACIOUS (CD170) | B Prebble | B/TT | Prominent but proved difficult to settle rounding the 1st turn. Kept on the straight but nothing left 100 M out. (Cut heel and see Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 12 | WING FOOT (CD070) | C Brown | B/TT | Began awkwardly but took up running passing the winning post 1st time. Headed upon straightening and then dropped right out of contention. |
| 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 |