Race 1 (625)
PALMERSTON NORTH HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | G-ONE LEADING (CE306) | D Whyte | -- | Travelled kindly in 3rd or 4th place from the first turn, about 1 to 2Ls behind the leader. 1L back in 2nd place rounding home bend. Kept finding in straight and held on to win after hitting front 100 M out. |
| 2 | 10 | KINGSTON GLORY (CC310) | S K Sit | B | Moved forward from wide alley to take up running. Kept on well in straight but unable to peg back winner after being headed 100 M out. |
| 3 | 11 | KIWI DASH (CC281) | C Munce | -- | Towards rear but on rail after steadying at 1500 M. Made steady ground along rail from 600 M to be 3Ls down turning in. Kept on to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 4 | TURF GOLD (CD342) | H W Lai | B- | Dropped to the rear from wide draw. Shifted out upon straightening and made up good ground final 250 M but never troubled placed horses. |
| 5 | 1 | OH GREAT (CB288) | F Coetzee | B | Midfield. Steady headway rounding the turn to be 2Ls back in 3rd turning in. Very one-paced in straight. |
| 6 | 3 | MIRACLE DRAGON (CD254) | B Prebble | -- | Slowly away. Midfield or behind. Kept on evenly without threatening principals in straight. |
| 7 | 5 | NATIVE LANGUAGE (CB116) | G Schofield | B | At back despite being niggled along. Ran past well beaten horses in straight. |
| 8 | 6 | RISING WIN (CC089) | O Doleuze | SR | Thereabout in 5th place just 2Ls off the pace. Under the whip when at least 3-wide turning in. Found nothing in straight. |
| 9 | 8 | FIGS (CE141) | D Dunn | B | Prominent. 1 out 1 back off the leader from the first turn. Unable to hold position rounding home bend and soon dropped out of contention upon straightening. |
| 10 | 12 | PLEASANT JOURNEY (CC266) | W M Lai | V/TT | Behind midfield or worse from 1200 M. Not a factor in straight. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 11 | 7 | BAYVIEW LAD (CC148) | S Dye | B/TT | Midfield or better from 1200 M after showing early speed. Soon tailed off after steadying at 600 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 9 | PULL NO PUNCH (CE087) | M W Leung | B/TT | Ridden forward whilst being trapped wide and without cover. 3rd at 1100 M but struggled badly from Rock. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |