Race 5 (537)
ACACIA HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | SHARP SHOOTER (BL137) | S M Tam | -- | Soon led, then never headed. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 11 | GOLD TALENT (BM216) | W M Lai | -- | Always prominent, but never able to get on terms with winner. |
| 3 | 8 | VOLARE (BM125) | D Oliver | -- | Close to pace before faltering 600 M, recovered and ran on home straight. |
| 4 | 7 | TURF KING (BL102) | J Marshall | -- | Mostly midfield before shifting out for a run home straight. |
| 5 | 9 | APPLAUSE (BK192) | G Childs | -- | Sent along from wide draw to be prominent disputed 2nd turning in, hampered 200 M when probably tiring. |
| 6 | 2 | CLEAN THEM UP (BG228) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Rear early, 3-wide turn, ran on closing stages. |
| 7 | 12 | OMNIPOTENCE (BM231) | K C Tsang | -- | Tardy start, improved 4-wide to be midfield 400 M out, continued wide up straight. |
| 8 | 4 | BIG APPLE (BJ007) | F Coetzee | -- | Unable to hold early position, towards rear 500 M, unlikely thereafter. |
| 9 | 1 | THIRD TIME LUCKY (BH003) | L F Chung | -- | Good jump wide draw, 3-wide in touch turning in. Hampered 200 M out when beaten. |
| 10 | 6 | WOODS VENTURE (BL184) | E Legrix | B | Midfield or worse, looked beaten far out. |
| 11 | 10 | AUBADE (BG208) | H K Yim | -- | Never looked likely, despite meeting interference when attempting late progress. |
| 12 | 3 | TREASURE SPRING (BM050) | C K Tsang | -- | Never likely. |
| 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 |