Race 1 (685)
CHESTER HANDICAP Rating:40-0 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | ARTHUR'S KINGDOM (E194) | K Teetan | XB-/TT- | Moderately away from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, kept on strongly in straight, won by 2 lengths. |
| 2 | 4 | GO GO GO (H196) | Z Purton | P/TT | Jumped awkwardly, raced slightly better than midfield on the inside, a bit closer in the middle stages, 2 wide from 400M, challenged the leader early in straight, peaked 150M, kept on evenly to the line. |
| 3 | 3 | CLASSIC ARCHI (G295) | H Bentley | B/TT | Out in line, raced in midfield on the inside, slightly improved along the rail on turn, angled out 350M, finished off evenly. |
| 4 | 5 | HAPPY HERO (G322) | L Hewitson | B | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 3 wide from 800M, angled out 400M, very wide into straight, made some progress in the run home. |
| 5 | 1 | KEEN UNITY (G298) | L Ferraris | V/TT | Crowded shortly after start, taken back to race towards rear on the inside, angled out 600M, commenced move 500M, very wide turning in, made some headway in straight. |
| 6 | 6 | NINJA DERBY (H339) | M Chadwick | H/TT | Moderately away, sent forward to race prominently, allowed rival to cross near 1650M, 2Ls or so back in the middle stages, very wide into straight, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 12 | GREEN LASER (E409) | M L Yeung | PC/TT | Taken back from gate 7, raced at rear, 8 lengths or so back in the middle stages, moved a bit closer on turn, very wide turning in, passed some tired runners in straight. |
| 8 | 11 | DIAMOND WINNER (H285) | A Badel | -- | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, sent forward after entering the back straight, raced in midfield on outer in the middle stages, very wide turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. |
| 9 | 2 | COLOURFUL BARON (G301) | Y L Chung | TT | Away with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, dropped towards rear 550M, found rail 500M, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 9 | FASTPASS (H040) | K C Leung | B | Began well, tracked leaders on the inside early, 3 wide from 1500M, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 8 | CIRCUIT ELITE (E487) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Began well, raced in midfield on the outside, sent forward after passing 1600M, 2nd in the middle stages, weakened gradually 600M, eased final 150M. |
| 12 | 7 | SUNNY SHINES (H484) | A Atzeni | -- | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, dropped towards rear in the middle stages, last turning in, failed to close off 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 |