Race 1 (529)
POTTINGER HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | GOLDEN MILE (CD264) | S Dye | V1 | Jumped well to be in the front early. Raced 2Ls 3rd from 1000 M. 4th rounding home bend. Sustained effort in straight to take control passing 150 M. |
| 2 | 2 | SMILING FOREST (BV286) | A Delpech | B | Towards rear. Ran on well from 8th 250 M to take 2nd close home. |
| 3 | 11 | PEPPERONI (CC153) | F Coetzee | SR/CP | Led field soon after start. Held 1-1/2Ls advantage final turn. Kept on when headed closing stages. |
| 4 | 3 | SOUND OF SILENCE (CD136) | G Schofield | -- | Towards rear. Slightly improved to just behind midfield 400 M. Ran on in straight to just miss a minor placing. |
| 5 | 8 | WONDERFUL BOY (CD192) | D Whyte | B/TT | Mainly 3Ls behind lead in 5th throughout. |
| 6 | 7 | FUN CRUISER (CD167) | O Chavez | B | Last to final turn. Made up some ground in straight. |
| 7 | 1 | HORACE'S HORSE (CB043) | G Mosse | B | Began awkwardly, towards rear. Only made minor progress when asked 250 M out. |
| 8 | 9 | BRILLIANT WIN (CD179) | Y T Cheng | BO | Sat outside leader to home bend. 2Ls 4th turning in. Kept on but found no extra inside 150 M. |
| 9 | 6 | BE MY BRIDE (CD318) | C Williams | SR | Raced 6th to early straight. Weakened 200 M. |
| 10 | 5 | HEALTHY HEART (CC044) | B Prebble | B/TT | Moved up from widest draw to be 4th 800 M. Improved to 2nd 450 M. Faded steadily soon after straightening. Wide throughout. |
| 11 | 12 | GLOBE MARK (CD227) | H W Lai | B-/CP1 | Towards rear throughout. |
| 12 | 4 | WELL EXPRESS (BV023) | R Fradd | B | In touch early, soon just behind midfield. Dropped back steadily while hanging out home bend. |
| 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 |