Race 2 (168)
NAKAYAMA HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | HUMBLE STAR (H125) | Z Purton | SR/TT | Broke well but soon taken back to 5th just worse than midfield, quickened well down the centre of home straight to assert authority about 150 metres out. |
| 2 | 6 | ATOMIC ENERGY (H150) | A Badel | TT | Niggled along in distant 4th, shifted out for a run entering straight, ran on steadily to reach 2nd 50 metres out. |
| 3 | 2 | EXPLOSIVE WITNESS (B001) | C Y Ho | SR/XB | Crowded at start settling in distant 6th of small field, remained similar into straight, finished off strongly to narrowly miss 2nd placing. |
| 4 | 1 | HARMONY N BLESSED (E061) | Y L Chung | B/TT | Vied for lead from a poor draw settling just outside race leader, unable to sustain effort from approaching home turn. (Tactic questioned) (Blood in trachea) (Lame next day). |
| 5 | 7 | FORTUNE WARRIOR (H229) | K Teetan | CP | Ridden along 3-wide without cover amongst leaders, shifted one back to save ground coming onto home bend, renewed effort entering straight and ran home one-paced. (Tactic questioned) |
| 6 | 8 | SUPER COMMANDER (D350) | A Hamelin | V/TT | Soon took up running and attempted to make all, unable to sustain effort and overhauled 150 metres out. |
| 7 | 3 | RUN RUN COOL (E322) | L Currie | PC | Slowly away, always well behind, made no impression in straight,. |
| 8 | 5 | KYRUS DRAGON (H396) | B Avdulla | H/XB | Always well behind and never seen with a chance. (Tactic questioned) |
| 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 |