Race 2 (125)
BLACK MAGIC HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | SURE HERO (CG122) | F Coetzee | -- | Raced 3 back the fence, peeled out turning for home and responded well to vigorous riding. Held off late challengers. |
| 2 | 5 | REWARDING STAR (CG234) | D Beadman | CP | Did not show natural gate speed of runners drawn to the inside and settled 2-wide, midfield with cover. Ran on smartly in the straight. |
| 3 | 8 | VALUE CHOICE (CG213) | G Mosse | B2 | Was slow to begin and raced in 2nd last position. Came 3-wide after the 400 M and ran on nicely. |
| 4 | 4 | NAMJONG SKY (CH129) | B Prebble | B | Raced on the back of the speed, 1 out 1 back, loomed as a challenger but ended its run short of the line. |
| 5 | 12 | STRAIGHT VICTORY (CE328) | S K Sit | CP/TT | Settled in last position and made some late ground. |
| 6 | 7 | SPLENDID SAILS (CG077) | O Doleuze | SR | As the start was effected momentarily became caught on a platform inside the barrier. Began awkwardly and lost considerable ground. Settled behind midfield the fence. Made some ground on the inside in straight. |
| 7 | 3 | SUPER SPECIAL (CE225) | A Delpech | H/TT | Camped behind the speed on the fence, had every chance despite being checked near the 250 M. Pulled up lame. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 11 | MUTUAL GAIN (CE275) | M Nunes | B | Raced handy to the leaders, but was caught 3-wide no cover, struggled over the last quarter. |
| 9 | 6 | ARISTOCRACY (CG070) | Z Purton | CP1 | Was checked near the 1000 M and thereafter raced 3 deep with cover in midfield. Struggled over the concluding stages. |
| 10 | 10 | PERFECT ATHLETE (CG276) | Y T Cheng | -- | Handed up the lead after the 700 and raced in 2nd position. Never went on at the business end and folded tamely over the latter stages. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 1 | SUPER RED (CG230) | C K Tong | XB1/TT | Worked hard early to obtain the lead after the 700 M. Gave in meekly passing the 150 M. |
| 12 | 9 | KING'S CHOICE (CG040) | H W Lai | -- | Despite being ridden along in the early stages failed to muster speed and then throughout the race travelled wide and without cover, midfield. Spent force turning for home. |
| 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 |