Race 1 (598)
WOODPECKER HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1200m Happy Valley Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | ROCKETEER (BJ005) | K S Yu | -- | Lost ground at start, towards rear to straight. Ran on well from outside to snatch victory near finish. |
| 2 | 1 | SPORTING GLORY (BP269) | R Fradd | BO | Pushed along to be in touch and was 2-1/2Ls 3rd turning in. Kept on well to take lead final 100 M, just caught. |
| 3 | 9 | FLYING FREE (BN020) | B Marcus | -- | Better than midfield. Kept on steadily in straight. |
| 4 | 4 | FORTUNE WINNER (BK178) | W Y Kan | -- | Jumped well, disputing lead before taking over final turn. Found no extra when headed inside 100 M. (Hung in.) |
| 5 | 8 | SPRING OF WINDSOR (BN034) | B Doyle | -- | Midfield or better. One-paced. |
| 6 | 10 | MUSIC KID (BP006) | C W Choi | -- | Lost ground at start, was in rear group to straight. Made up some ground final 200 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 6 | ALLURA RED (BM178) | D Whyte | -- | Led or disputed lead to 400 M. Remained in prominent position until failing to hold place closing stages. |
| 8 | 5 | LA CHARMER (BM027) | K H Yu | -- | Mostly 7th. Eased closing stages. |
| 9 | 3 | FIGHTING STRIKE (BK051) | K W Lee | -- | Never better than midfield. |
| 10 | 12 | SIR VALID (BJ225) | K C Tsang | -- | 4th to 250 M. Weakened. |
| 11 | 11 | GOOD TITLE (BM147) | K M Chin | -- | Soon in rear group. |
| 12 | 2 | DIABLO (BJ276) | C K Tsang | -- | Never in contention. |
| 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 |