Race 1 (039)
SAN FRANCISCO HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | SMARTY FACE (CE051) | B Prebble | B | Broke with them, settled just off speed, raced 2-wide 3Ls away in mid-section, eased 3-wide from mid-point to lead 3-wide line, 1L down on turning, came with good run to hit lead at 200 M, fought on well to score. |
| 2 | 10 | MAJIN BUU (CC334) | O Doleuze | V/TT1 | Out well, pressed on to hold prominent spot, sat just off speed 2-wide 1L away in 1 out 1 back spot, tracked nicely on turn, came with run alongside winner on fence, battled hard in straight to go down narrowly. |
| 3 | 1 | MURCIELAGO (CE004) | G Mosse | B1 | Average to break, ridden hard to improve, settled down 4-back on rails 5Ls away (checked 800 M), still well back on turning, followed rails in straight, in traffic until 150 M but surged late when clear to snatch 3rd. |
| 4 | 11 | WINNING CHAMP (CE233) | M Nunes | -- | Began fast, took trail behind leader, had run of race in mid-section, 1L down on turn travelling well, angled out on turning, hung in and held up until 150 M, made steady ground when clear to make frame. |
| 5 | 12 | BEAMING RIVER (CB078) | A Delpech | -- | Began with field, slotted into midfield role on rails, raced 3 back on fence, was difficult to settle in mid-section, angled 2-wide on turn, gained split in straight but was unable to go up a gear and only held ground to line. |
| 6 | 9 | JET RISE (CD346) | Y T Cheng | SB/H | Fast to leave gates, worked hard to eventually cross to sit outside leader, shaded inside horse throughout, 1/2L clear still applying pressure on turn, kept giving until 150 M but ran out of gas and faded out of it late. |
| 7 | 3 | CONSTELLATION (CE025) | E Saint-Martin | B | Average to leave gates, ridden up to settle just off midfield, 2-wide 4-5Ls back, not comfortable in middle stages racing further back than normal, still well back on turn, eased into clear 3-4 wide, unable to wear down margin. |
| 8 | 6 | PRIME MOVER (CG028) | D Whyte | TT | First to leave gates, shared lead holding rails throughout, pressured in mid-section, 1/2L down and ridden along on turn, unable to find another gear when asked and gradually weakened out in straight. |
| 9 | 7 | RAINBOW EXPRESS (CE144) | N Ryan | B2 | Shade tardy to begin, couldn't go early speed and settled at rear 8Ls back on rails, still had field to beat on turn, made some ground from well back but passing only tired runners late. |
| 10 | 5 | PEACH BLOSSOM (CC309) | M Odendaal | TT | Slow to begin, hard ridden early raced 3-wide at rear 5Ls away, always working in mid-section, still had big task at tail on turning, swung wide into straight but failed to run on over concluding stages. |
| 11 | 4 | A-TACK (CC343) | W M Lai | B | Fairly away, drifted back to midfield, raced 3-wide without cover 3-4Ls back, began to lose ground on turn, couldn't find anything in straight and gradually weakened right out of it. |
| 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 |