Race 1 (234)
AUSTRALIA HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | MISTER ARM (D491) | J Moreira | -- | Jumped well, raced prominently, 2 wide, found rail near 1100M, a length behind in the middle stages, saved ground on turn, hit the front approaching 200M, kept on strongly to the line, won by 2-1/4L. |
| 2 | 4 | ALL YOU KNOW (A320) | A Badel | B/H2/TT | Began well, raced 2 wide behind midfield, closer on turn, made good progress in straight to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 12 | HAPPY JAI JAI (E069) | M L Yeung | TT | Made contact at start, raced in midfield on the outside, commenced move 650M, a length or so back on turn, very wide into straight, showed good response early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
| 4 | 7 | OH BRAVO (E037) | Z Purton | TT | Average to begin, raced behind midfield on the inside, 2 wide on turn, made some headway in straight to make frame, no threat to the first few. |
| 5 | 11 | SUPER KIN (C011) | J McDonald | TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail early, moved closer after entering the back straight, 2-1/2L back on turn, very wide into straight, passed some tired runners in straight. |
| 6 | 6 | SUNNY BABY (E166) | B Shinn | -- | Clean jump, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, shared lead turning in, peaked early in straight, headed near 200M, weakened final 100M. |
| 7 | 9 | PRIME STAR (E239) | L Hewitson | B/TT2 | Began well from gate 1, positioned on rail slightly better than midfield, saved ground on turn, kept on well early in straight, weakened final 150M. |
| 8 | 5 | LEGEND GOES (E215) | K C Leung | B | Stumbled at start, positioned on rail in midfield early, dropped towards rear in the middle stages, made some progress early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened thereafter. |
| 9 | 3 | ALL BEST FRIENDS (A217) | H W Lai | B | Made contact at start, raced at rear on the outside, 5 to 6 lengths back on turn, made no impression in straight. |
| 10 | 2 | JOY MASTER (B222) | L Ferraris | B/TT | Taken back from gate 9, raced at rear on the inside, angled out after passing 850M, moved a bit closer 750M, very wide on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final 150M. |
| 11 | 10 | SCHOLAR (E032) | H T Mo | H-/XB/V1/TT | Away well, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L, shared lead with rival on turn, peaked early in straight, headed near 200M, weakened thereafter. |
| 12 | 1 | BLAZING BEAT (D342) | D Lane | B2 | Jumped with them, raced better than midfield on the outside, 3 wide from 600M, a length back on turn, weakened early in straight. |
| 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 |