Race 1 (453)
PALMERSTON NORTH HANDICAP Rating:- 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | JET JACKSON (BT157) | R Fradd | B1/TT | Pushed along back straight to be prominent, was 1-1/2L 4th home turn. Ran on steadily to grab lead close home. (To Class 3.) |
| 2 | 1 | WIN PERFECTION (BT146) | D Whyte | -- | Prominent. Led or disputed lead 600 M. Kicked 1L clear 200 M. Headed close home. |
| 3 | 4 | SINCERE AND FAITH (BT102) | B Doyle | B1 | Jumped well from wide draw, was always prominent. |
| 4 | 6 | MASCOT (BT174) | F Coetzee | -- | Well there, disputed lead from 600 M. Kept on same pace when headed 200 M. |
| 5 | 5 | PROLIFIC WINNER (BT179) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Mostly 5th. Kept on. |
| 6 | 9 | SPOT ON (BT237) | B Marcus | -- | Slowly away, recovered ground to be 6th 600 M. No further progress. |
| 7 | 7 | DR WIN (BT203) | S King | -- | Towards rear. Ran on a bit final 200 M. |
| 8 | 8 | KING COBRA (BT202) | G Cooksley | -- | In similar position throughout. |
| 9 | 2 | BEST GAIN (BT210) | C K Tsang | -- | In touch early, dropped to midfield passing 800 M. No improvement. |
| 10 | 10 | EASY MONEY (BT101) | K S Yu | -- | Towards rear and wide throughout. |
| 11 | 3 | BEST NEWS (BT177) | F Sanchez | -- | Slowly away. Never in contention. |
| 12 | 11 | EMPIRE COURT (BT189) | C W Mok | -- | Midfield. Dropped to the rear group passing the Rock. |
| 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 |