Race 1 (047)
TAI SHUE WAN HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | MOUNT SURPLUS (CH122) | H W Lai | -- | Broke well from a poor draw to soon dispute lead eyeballing leader turning in, gained narrow advantage momentarily passing 200 M but quickly headed, fought on gamely to prevail by the narrowest of margins. |
| 2 | 5 | BLUE MAGIC (CK032) | T H So | V/H | Niggled along on rails to travell in 1L 3rd, steadied on heels of leader coming out of back straight, in similar spot turning in, hit front over 50 M out despite hanging in under |
| 3 | 7 | BLESS US ALL (CK086) | O Doleuze | CP/XB | Settled in midfield, soon came to challenge upon straightening, did not find much daylight early in straight before running home strongly inside final 200 M. |
| 4 | 6 | MUSTANG (CK351) | B Prebble | B-/TT | Settled in last few, shifted out for a clear run turning in, ran on well to be nearest at finish. (Questioned.) |
| 5 | 1 | SEIZE THE DAY (CJ152) | C Y Ho | B | Began fairly from the widest barrier, travelled wide without cover better than midfield, similar turning in, produced good late impression closing stages. |
| 6 | 8 | POWER AND GOLD (CK041) | C W Wong | B-/H-/TT | Began with others, gradually dropped back to last few down far side, shared last swinging for home, made up good late ground down centre of straight. |
| 7 | 11 | LEAD THE PROSPECTS (CJ195) | J Lloyd | -- | Travelled wide without cover better than midfield, one-paced without quickening in straight. |
| 8 | 12 | TRANSCENDENCE (CK280) | W M Lai | H | Held up behind midfield on rails, saved ground turning in, ran home one-paced under pressure without quickening. |
| 9 | 3 | MAGIC KING (CH182) | D Whyte | B | Began with others, gradually settled in a forward spot within 2Ls of speed mainly in 5th, similar turning for home, one-paced under pressure in straight. |
| 10 | 2 | INFALLIBLE CHOICE (CK341) | C K Tong | B1/H1 | Began moderately, soon driven to take narrow lead, headed after straightening, found no extra inside final 200 M. |
| 11 | 9 | TREASURE HUNT (CJ348) | W C Marwing | B/TT | Slow to muster, made steady headway under pressure going up Rock to reach midfield, one-paced under pressure in the run home. |
| 12 | 10 | ACTUARIAL TALENT (CJ028) | G Cheyne | V/TT | Soon dropped back from a wide barrier to settle well back, never a danger. |
| 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 |