Race 1 (468)
MATHESON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | SHINING DRAGON (CC181) | O Doleuze | SR | Made all. Just held on to the line. |
| 2 | 7 | KAISER'S CHOIX (CE305) | F Coetzee | B/XB | Ridden for pace early settling in 4th within 3Ls of pace. Similar turning in but fought on well inside final 200 M. |
| 3 | 8 | VALUE CHOICE (CG213) | M Nunes | B | Travelled in 3rd on rails behind leader. Slightly hampered coming out of back straight. Kept on gamely from 3rd into straight without threatening. |
| 4 | 11 | LIBERAL'S RIDE (CG058) | A Delpech | -- | Settled in one out one back position. Came under pressure turning in but could only keep on steadily without quickening. |
| 5 | 4 | FLYING KENNY (CC244) | D Whyte | V | Travelled in last few. Made up good ground in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 5 | PALIO KING (CG073) | G Mosse | TT | Travelled on rails in 5th just better than midfield. Fought on steadily under pressure without quickening. |
| 7 | 9 | FAST TRACK (CB375) | W M Lai | -- | Raced 2-wide in midfield to straight. Fought on steadily without quickening. |
| 8 | 12 | EUPHORIC KID (CB165) | M W Leung | V/TT | Travelled towards rear to straight. Made steady headway to be nearest at finish. |
| 9 | 10 | CRUSH ON YOU (CH065) | D Nikolic | -- | Trailed the field to 200 M. Produced good late impression closing stages. |
| 10 | 1 | DAYLIGHT EXPRESS (CH036) | C W Wong | -- | Slowly away. Remained towards rear to straight. Produced some late impression closing stages. |
| 11 | 6 | SUPER RED (CG230) | H W Lai | -- | Broke well. Remained wide before settling 2-wide in midfield. Similar turning in but gradually weakened inside final 200 M. |
| 12 | 3 | PRINCE OF PINS (CG114) | Y T Cheng | XB1 | Slowly away. Soon picked up to rear of midfield on rails. Dropped out shortly after straightening. (Bled.) |
| 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 |