Race 2 (123)
CYPRESS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | NAMJONG BLOSSOMS (N129) | C Y Ho | B | Made every post a winner. Led along the fence and kicked clear in the run to the line. |
| 2 | 1 | ST YAZIN (N409) | G Mosse | TT | Made its run 4th from the rear, after settling 2 deep with cover. closed off nicely. |
| 3 | 12 | FLASHING GUY (CL158) | K C Leung | B/TT | Parked midfield, 2 wide with cover. Made steady progress up the running. |
| 4 | 7 | GALLANT ROCK (S240) | K Teetan | B1 | Camped outside the leader. Was swamped over the final 50m. |
| 5 | 6 | RUGBY DIAMOND (S432) | J Moreira | XB1 | Raced prominently on the paint with cover. Kept up a sound gallop in the straight. |
| 6 | 5 | GREAT TOPLIGHT (T031) | Z Purton | TT1 | Jumped awkwardly and lost ground soon after, travelling behind midfield on the fence. Made good ground in the run to the wire. |
| 7 | 8 | CHINA POWER (M400) | N Callan | B/XB/TT | Not the best away, settling midfield the fence. Maintained an even gallop down the running. |
| 8 | 10 | WHISTLE BLOWER (P308) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Travelled on the speed but coursed 3 deep without cover. Faded over the final furlong. |
| 9 | 4 | BE THERE AHEAD (S193) | T H So | -- | Didn't begin cleanly travelling last on the paint with cover. Battled away in the home stretch. |
| 10 | 9 | HIGHLAND DRAGON (N265) | C Reith | CP | Effectively settled 1 out 1 back after the 600m. Was well beaten after the 100m. |
| 11 | 2 | JOY TOGETHER (P082) | B Prebble | TT | Raced worse than midfield, 3 deep, had some cover on the circle. Never looked likely. |
| 12 | 11 | TRENDIFUL (S185) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Posted 4 deep without cover on the circle, whilst 2nd last. Struggled in the home straight. |
| 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 |