Race 1 (446)
LOTUS HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | MIGHTY COMBINATION (BP308) | S King | B | Led early, settling midfield or better. Ran on from 6th in straight to grab lead close home. |
| 2 | 2 | HONG KONG STALLION (BS024) | W M Lai | -- | Always prominent. Took slender advantage briefly at Rock and was alongside leader from final turn. Held narrow lead final 200 M, just beaten. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 3 | 9 | THE RICH MAN (BS130) | C W Mok | B/TT1 | Jumped awkwardly, recovered ground to take lead from 1300 M. Among leaders in straight, was beaten when inconvenienced inside 100 M. |
| 4 | 8 | STAR OF WAH YAN (BP105) | K S Yu | -- | Towards rear, steady progress from 1200 M to become 3rd 700 M. Held some chance passing 200 M but effort not sustained. |
| 5 | 1 | CAVALO (BS152) | B Marcus | -- | Midfield. Progressed to 5th rounding home bend. Every chance 150 M, effort not sustained. |
| 6 | 4 | ASPIRATION (BP003) | D Whyte | -- | Soon led. Was still in prominent position when headed 1300 M. Was tightened for room and squeezed inside 200 M. No extra. |
| 7 | 3 | THE ESTABLISHMENT (BS127) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Towards rear. Ran on 200 M. |
| 8 | 7 | TREMENDOUS WAY (BN106) | R Fradd | B | Slowly away, never a factor. |
| 9 | 5 | DANCE DETAIL (BS313) | E Legrix | -- | Never better than midfield. |
| 10 | 10 | HARA HARA (BP221) | B Doyle | B | In touch to 600 M. Weakened steadily. |
| 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 |