Race 1 (537)
ARBUTHNOT HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | YAT DING WIN (N337) | Z Purton | TT | Jumped fairly, gradually improved to take up running after 1000 metre turn, kicked 2L clear shortly after straightening, held on to the line. |
| 2 | 11 | EXCEL ONESELF (P287) | D Whyte | H/P | Jumped fairly, niggled along before settling for forward of midfield position in 5th within 3L of pace on rails, did not find much room early in home straight but finished off race well. |
| 3 | 9 | NATURAL TEAM (P257) | H W Lai | XB-/TT | Jumped moderately, quickly improved to 2L back in 4th, fought on steadily under pressure without quickening in straight. |
| 4 | 10 | NIGHTLIGN (CJ145) | T H So | XB | Broke well from the one draw to lead early, taken back to settle just off the speed in 1.5L 3rd, remained same into straight, kept on one pace under pressure. |
| 5 | 1 | BOULD MOVER (M120) | J Moreira | TT | Ridden along after starting from a poor draw, obtained prominent 2-wide position 800 metres out, kept on at the one pace in straight. |
| 6 | 2 | GREAT RUN (P223) | K Teetan | B | Sluggish at start, settled mainly 2-wide in midfield, commenced move turning in, minor inconvenience early in straight, kept on steadily under pressure while laying in. |
| 7 | 7 | CREATIVE UNION (M338) | A Suborics | TT1 | Soon dropped to tail-end, remained well behind, saved ground turning in, fought on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
| 8 | 12 | DELIGHT FORTUNE (N402) | K C Ng | B | Jumped fairly from the widest gate, gradually shifted back to the rear, trailed the field to 400 metres, ran on steadily to be nearest at finish. (Tactic questioned) |
| 9 | 5 | NEW PET (P280) | N Callan | B/TT | Sluggish at start, towards the rear, came under pressure around home bend, kept on same pace without quickening. |
| 10 | 8 | ELEGANT FRAMES (N240) | W M Lai | B | Jumped moderately, settled wide in worse than midfield, came under pressure approaching home turn, made no impression in the run home. |
| 11 | 4 | NATURAL EIGHT (S243) | O Doleuze | -- | Crowded at start losing ground, soon recovered to worse than midfield on rails while racing keenly, remained in similar position to straight, soon faded. |
| 12 | 3 | BLISS CARTEL (S202) | K C Leung | -- | Jumped moderately, settled 3-wide in midfield, faded from approaching home turn. |
| 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 |