Race 2 (642)
PALMERSTON NORTH HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | KING OF SHAVER (CH041) | D Whyte | -- | Settled midfield, 1 off with cover. Rolled out on straightening under hard riding, secured the win close the post. |
| 2 | 5 | CHINA SPORTFIELD (CG032) | D Nikolic | -- | Raced behind midfield 2-deep, came 3-wide turning for home, closed off well to miss by a narrow margin. |
| 3 | 6 | LA MERVEILLE (CC205) | K L Chui | B | Positioned 3Ls back along the fence, ran on well. |
| 4 | 4 | WINNING PATTERN (CG125) | G Mosse | PC-/B2/H1/TT1 | Set solid tempo in front, challenged after the 200 M and stuck to task gamely. |
| 5 | 8 | HURRICANE WAY (CH039) | A Delpech | B | Slow to begin and took up 2nd last position on the rail. Kept to the inside in the straight and finished off nicely without the clearest passage late. |
| 6 | 12 | BAYVIEW LAD (CC148) | S K Sit | B | Raced close to midfield on the fence, plugged away at the same pace over the concluding stages. Better effort. |
| 7 | 10 | SUNRISE LINING (CG030) | C K Tong | CP/XB | Tracked the leader along the rail, had every chance. |
| 8 | 7 | DANRIVA (CA040) | B Prebble | -- | Settled 1 off about 3Ls back, made some headway over the final 200 M. |
| 9 | 3 | DONGGUAN VICTORY (CB382) | H W Lai | B- | Slowly away and raced near the tailenders, made satisfactory ground without threatening. |
| 10 | 9 | DENDRANTHEMA LOVE (CD073) | S Dye | CP | Raced in last position, shifted 3-wide after the 600 M to commence its run but didn't go on last 150 M. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 11 | 2 | TOUCH DOWN (CB013) | P H Lo | B | Positioned with the backmarkers, didn't run on. |
| 12 | 11 | RAINBOW EXPRESS (CE144) | W M Lai | V | Stalked the leader 1 off, gave ground after the 450 M. |
| 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 |