Race 1 (574)
WALNUT HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | HUMBLE STEED (A327) | K Teetan | -- | Jumped well, positioned on rail in midfield, 3 lengths or so back, finished off strongly to score by a narrow margin. |
| 2 | 3 | NITRO EXPRESS (T353) | N Callan | B/TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, commenced move after passing 400M, finished off strongly, just missed. |
| 2 | 4 | V CHEVALIERS (C358) | C Schofield | H/P | Inconvenienced at start, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield early, 3 wide after entering the back straight, very wide turning in, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. |
| 4 | 1 | GALAXY RACER (C245) | J Moreira | B | Commenced well, sat right behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and finished off evenly. |
| 5 | 7 | THE FULL BLOOM (V243) | M F Poon | TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 7 to 8 lengths back, moved a bit closer on turn, no clear running early in straight, found daylight near 200M, made good progress thereafter, just missed frame. |
| 6 | 12 | ROCKAGE (B242) | V Borges | H-/B/XB/TT | Moderately away from gate 11, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, 5 lengths or so back, very wide turning in, made reasonable headway in straight. |
| 7 | 10 | VIRTUS STAR (B395) | Z Purton | SR | Moderately away from the widest draw, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, same position on turn, showed good response early in straight, hit the front 250M, peaked and headed 100M, weakened thereafter. |
| 8 | 9 | MISCHIEVOUS SUNDAE (C016) | C Y Ho | P | Bumped start, positioned behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 9 | 5 | STARLOT (V367) | K C Leung | B | Slowly away, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, weakened final 100M. |
| 10 | 11 | CHARITYDREAM (B334) | C Wong | CP-/V2/TT | Bumped start, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length, challenged turning in, peaked early in straight, headed 250M, weakened thereafter. |
| 11 | 8 | GLORIAM (A223) | T H So | -- | Shifted out at start and made contact, raced 2 wide, 2 to 3 lengths back, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. (Bled.) |
| 12 | 2 | BREAK RECORD (C168) | A Hamelin | CP/TT | Bumped on jumping, raced 3 wide with no cover, 2 lengths back, same position to turn, weakened gradually in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |