Race 1 (210)
THE MELVIN HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | DOLBRIDGE (BS295) | R Fradd | B | Settled towards rear on inside. Crept closer to 6th early straight. Ran on steadily to take lead passing 100 M. Just held on. |
| 2 | 9 | WINNING ASSOCIATES (CA116) | M W Leung | -- | Last to 250 M. Made up significant ground on outside to just miss marginally at finish. |
| 3 | 5 | WE'RE BUDDIES (CC142) | W M Lai | -- | Well there. Came to tackle leader passing 1000 M. Led or disputed for lead far side. Gained upper hand from home turn. Kept on until headed passing 100 M. |
| 4 | 10 | BULLSHOT (CB215) | C Williams | B | Stumbled at start, behind midfield. Remained 8th until running on a bit in straight. |
| 5 | 6 | GUSCOTT (BS207) | T Mundry | B | Around midfield. Improved a bit rounding home bend to be 4th 400 M. Kept on same pace thereafter. |
| 6 | 8 | HAIL WINNER (BV087) | F Coetzee | B | Began awkwardly, towards rear. Made some moderate progress 250 M out. |
| 7 | 12 | WINMARK (CA137) | S K Sit | B | Near rear. Steadied for a run early straight. Recovered ground steadily. |
| 8 | 11 | WATCH KING (CC023) | S Dye | -- | Held 3rd to straight. Weakened passing 200 M. |
| 9 | 4 | PREMIER BURG (CC137) | D Dunn | B | Soon led. Was joined far side. Weakened out of contention from 3rd final turn. |
| 10 | 3 | SPEED WINNER (CB195) | W Woods | P-/B2 | Better than midfield. Made no show in straight. |
| 11 | 2 | GIDDY KIPPER (CB303) | A Delpech | B | Towards rear. Steady progress to midfield far side. Widest final turn. No extra. |
| 12 | 7 | MISSION POSSIBLE (CA070) | Y T Cheng | B | Slowly away, recovered ground to be better than midfield. 4th from 1300 M. Dropped back steadily in straight. |
| 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 |