Race 1 (241)
SOUTH AFRICA HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | DUTCH WINDMILL (T288) | O Doleuze | TT | Settled in midfield, gained closer to 4th coming out of back straight, quickened well to take charge passing the 200 metres, won cosily. |
| 2 | 8 | BLISS CARTEL (S202) | D Whyte | B | Pressed forward from the widest gate, led briefly before taken back to 3rd behind leader coming onto 1000 metre bend, fought on steadily under pressure without threating the winner. |
| 3 | 11 | FRESH AND FRESH (P407) | T H So | V/TT | Wide in midfield early, circled the field to obtain rails run in front 1100 metres out, led until finding no extra passing the 200 metres. |
| 4 | 7 | VIVACIOUS WINNER (V061) | S De Sousa | -- | Never far off, ducked in away from whip upon straightening losing momentum, renewing effort when hampered passing the 200 metres, no further impression. |
| 5 | 3 | MY BLESSING (V164) | Z Purton | XB/TT | Settled in midfield 3-wide without cover, kept on steadily in straight, nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 4 | SPICY DOUBLE (T393) | J Moreira | CP | Settled in last few from a wide gate, raced keenly early far side, ran on past beaten horses closing stages. (Lame) |
| 7 | 10 | LE PEGASE (T280) | K Teetan | B | Broke well from the one draw, settled 2 back in 4th on rails, drifted further back to midfield far side, came under pressure on home bend, one-paced. |
| 8 | 1 | FANTASTICLIFE (S320) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Well back, raced wide down far side and around home bend, made modest progress under pressure down the centre of the straight. |
| 9 | 9 | PERFECT TIMING (T019) | K C Leung | B | Towards rear when hampered and veered wide losing a few lengths 1200 metres out, soon recovered to just worse than midfield but wide without cover down far side, made no impression in home straight. |
| 10 | 5 | ALWAYS WONGCHOY (T263) | N Callan | B | Never better than midfield, found nothing. |
| 11 | 12 | RACINGFORPLEASURE (T231) | M Chadwick | B/H | In rear of midfield before crowded on rails losing ground, towards the rear when hampered and lost further ground approaching the Rock, no further impression. |
| 12 | 2 | KING'S STEED (S051) | M L Yeung | B-/TT | Midfield early, carried backward passing the 1000 metres, saved ground turning for home, soon faded. |
| 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 |