Race 1 (608)
HO CHUNG RIVER HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | FORGIVE AND FORGET (N303) | J Moreira | B | Jumped fairly, settled 2-wide in 5th in forward of midfield, became 6th briefly at Rock, commenced move entering straight, sustained effort despite weaving his way through final 200 metres. |
| 2 | 6 | ADDOLE (S056) | N Rawiller | B-/TT | Broke well, settled just better than midfield in 4th on rails just over 3L back, switched out for a run on straightening, ran on steadily under pressure to just fail to peg back the winner. |
| 3 | 3 | BEST HOPE (S102) | N Callan | -- | Ridden positively from the widest gate, settled in 1L 2nd one off the rails, hit the front briefly 100 metres out only to be outsprinted close to home. |
| 4 | 4 | KING OF REASON (M154) | K C Ng | -- | Broke well from a wide draw, soon gained rails run after passing the winning post the first time setting a smart pace, unable to sustain effort and overhauled inside final 100 metres. |
| 5 | 9 | STRATHTAY (N235) | D Whyte | SR | Settled behind midfield, gained closer under pressure entering straight, continued to make ground steadily but without threatening. |
| 6 | 8 | HEARTILY WINS (P424) | A Suborics | CP | Broke well, settled just off the pace in 3rd on rails, remained similar turning in, ran home one-paced. |
| 7 | 11 | DIAMOND FRIENDS (S376) | T H So | H | Never better than midfield on rails, kept on steadily in the run home. |
| 8 | 10 | SKIP COURT (P298) | K C Leung | CP2/TT1 | Slightly slow out, settled in rear, ran home one-paced under pressure. |
| 9 | 5 | DASHING FORTUNE (P046) | G Mosse | TT | Travelled mainly 3-wide in midfield, made no progress in straight. (Tactic questioned) |
| 10 | 2 | MEDIC MASTER (S363) | M L Yeung | V | Jumped fairly from the one draw, settled just worse than midfield on rails, gradually dropped to second last spot in back straight, no further impression. |
| 11 | 7 | DOUBLE POINT (S246) | Z Purton | H/B1 | Always well behind. |
| 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 |