Race 1 (373)
VENTRIS HANDICAP Rating:24-0 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | PAYDIRT (BS165) | Y T Cheng | B | Led field early until taking back a bit passing 1000 M to become 4th 600 M out. Ran on well final 200 M to claim victory closing stages. |
| 2 | 5 | WORD FROM ROME (BM226) | D Whyte | B | Settled midfield from widest draw. Made good progress approaching the Rock to be 2nd 600 M. Took lead final turn and was still holding 2Ls advantage 250 M. Found no extra and was headed closing stages. |
| 3 | 12 | VICTORY WAY (BS216) | K H Ting | B2 | Prominent early, soon settled 5th. Remained there until running on in straight to claim 3rd inside 100 M. |
| 4 | 3 | SUPER SPLENDID (BT081) | R Fradd | B | In touch early, soon in midfield when tightened approaching 1400 M. Towards rear rounding home bend before making ground steadily in straight. |
| 5 | 1 | BEST NEWS (BT177) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Near rear. Made up good ground from outside final 250 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 9 | WELL KNOWN SUPREME (BN161) | K C Tsang | -- | Prominent. Failed to quicken final 150 M. |
| 7 | 11 | K-TACK (BS040) | K S Yu | B | Behind midfield. Slight progress rounding home bend. Kept on same pace in straight. |
| 8 | 7 | CREAM OF THE CROP (BP325) | S K Sit | B | In touch before dropping to midfield 700 M out. Remained in similar position thereafter. (Demoted.) |
| 9 | 2 | COSSACK (BN223) | K Fallon | B | Never better than midfield. Weakened closing stages. |
| 10 | 6 | CLEANPAIROFHEELS (BT218) | J Quinn | -- | Slightly slowly away. Towards rear throughout. |
| 11 | 10 | CLEAR CASTLE (BS287) | K H Yu | B2 | Soon prominent. Took lead near 1000 M to final turn. Faded in straight. |
| 12 | 4 | NORTHERN GENERAL (BS269) | C T Cheng | V | 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 |