Race 1 (778)
CHESTER HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | WOODFIRE CHAMP (H292) | K C Leung | H-/V2/TT- | Bumped start and unbalanced, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L turning in, kept on well in straight to hold off the challengers. |
| 2 | 5 | RAGNARR (H297) | J Orman | CP/H/XB | Began well from gate 1, positioned 1-3/4L behind the leader on the inside, same position on turn, finished off well to take 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin. |
| 3 | 1 | TRIUMPHANT WARRIOR (H430) | Z Purton | TT | Began smartly, raced prominently on the outside, 1/2L back turning in, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 4 | 7 | SO AWESOME (D258) | H Bowman | B/TT | Bumped start, raced in midfield on the inside, 3 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, kept on evenly in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 5 | 11 | ALMIGHTY KICK (J254) | K De Melo | CP/XB | Bumped start, raced 3 wide with no cover, a length or so back, there to turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. |
| 6 | 12 | MULTIDARLING (H148) | K Teetan | CP-/B1/TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced 3 wide towards rear, hard ridden from 400M, very wide turning in, made some progress in straight. |
| 7 | 6 | SUPER EAGLE (G408) | M Chadwick | TT | Moderately away from a wide draw, raced 3 wide in midfield, 2 to 3 lengths back, wider turning in, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 8 | 2 | WINNING HEART (H065) | A Badel | B/TT | Crowded start, raced towards rear on the inside, 5 lengths or so back, saved ground throughout, one-paced in the run home. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 9 | 8 | EVER SMART (J179) | L Ferraris | TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back, very wide into straight, made no impression in the run home. |
| 10 | 9 | THE PRIME (J352) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Began only fairly, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 3 wide turning in, made no progress in straight. |
| 11 | 3 | TOGEPI (G458) | H Bentley | B/TT | Moderately away, raced 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 12 | 4 | MODEST GENTLEMAN (G352) | A Atzeni | B/TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced towards rear on the outside, moved a bit closer after passing 700M, no cover throughout, very wide turning in, weakened early in straight when hard run took toll. (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 |