Race 2 (447)
FINANCIAL TIMES HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | TOP STAR (BG276) | G Mosse | -- | Commenced move from 7th at Rock to 5th at 400 M, scouting wide at home bend. Further gain to take over inside 200 M. Won going away. |
| 2 | 3 | KING CHARIOT (BJ036) | G Childs | -- | Settled 5th. Reached 4th on rails at Shell bend. Stayed on well to gain 2nd inside 200 M. Kept on. |
| 3 | 5 | MEHRBAN (BH255) | D Gauci | -- | Made headway from 9th at 800 M to 6th at 500 M. Ran wide into straight. Gradual progress to 3rd at 100 M. Battled on. |
| 4 | 9 | BEST OF LUCK (BG326) | W M Lai | -- | Crossed to lead out straight. Headed 150 M out. Outpaced over final stages to miss place. |
| 5 | 10 | LET IT BE (BG288) | C F Chan | -- | Dropped from 6th at Rock to 8th at 600 M. Recovered a little ground from 7th at 200 M. |
| 6 | 2 | ZAITECH (BE151) | B Marcus | -- | Racing 3rd to home bend. Switched out to challenge but one-paced, losing touch. |
| 7 | 1 | PARTNER (BJ080) | H K Yim | -- | Held 2nd outside leader to top of straight. Couldn't go on. (Dropped whip.) |
| 8 | 8 | REAL SPORT (BH221) | R Thompson | -- | In last few throughout. |
| 9 | 6 | ALL TIME HIGH (BJ006) | J Marshall | -- | Travelling 3rd to 900 M. Dropped out sharply from 600 M. Finished tailed off. |
| 10 | 4 | SUPREME SOVEREIGN (BE085) | K M So | -- | Planted at start, refusing to race. Tailed off throughout. |
| 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 |