Race 1 (100)
SUTHERLAND HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | DANEFACTOR (CA006) | C Brown | -- | Showed speed early, settled just off the pace, came to challenge under pressure upon straightening and hit front 200 M out, just held on to the line. |
| 2 | 10 | KID GALAXY (CB455) | B Prebble | B/TT | Always well there, tended to hang in early in straight, fought on steadily closing stages to just fail to peg back winner. |
| 3 | 7 | BAYVIEW LAD (CC148) | S Dye | B/TT | Never far off, joint 3rd turning in, fought on steadily under pressure despite tight between runners, pipped at post for 2nd. |
| 4 | 2 | LA MERVEILLE (CC205) | G Mosse | H | Settled in midfield, switched out for a run 200 M out and ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 11 | FUN CRUISER (CD167) | D Whyte | -- | Mainly in midfield, closer turning in, improving when squeezed 200 M out, never recovered. |
| 6 | 6 | JUST VICTORY (CB216) | A Delpech | SR | Soon took up running and led until overhauled over 200 M out. |
| 7 | 4 | FORTUNE LAD (CB279) | R Fradd | V | Jumped slowly, well back to straight, ran on past beaten runners down centre of track. |
| 8 | 12 | STORMY (CE118) | C Munce | -- | Mainly in midfield to straight, found nothing. |
| 9 | 5 | MAGNIFICENT HORSE (CD103) | G Schofield | SR1 | Never better than midfield. |
| 10 | 3 | PURPLE GOLD (CD249) | H K Yim | PC-/B2/H | Always struggling in last few. |
| 11 | 1 | AMBITIOUS LEADER (CC082) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Midfield, yielded ground after Rock. |
| 12 | 9 | ZABEEL VICTORY (CE101) | H W Lai | -- | Midfield briefly, dropped towards rear turning into back straight, tailed off upon straightening. |
| 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 |