Race 1 (168)
BATTERY PATH HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | SPARKLING TALENT (T346) | N Rawiller | TT | Average to begin, positioned on rail in midfield, ideal run on turn, finished off strongly to score. |
| 2 | 1 | SMART SALUTE (V117) | U Rispoli | B | Slightly slow out, no early speed, raced 5 lengths back at tail, still well back on turn, finished off very strongly to be nearest on line. |
| 3 | 7 | TELECOM BOOM (V144) | C Y Ho | -- | Bumped start, raced 4 lengths or so back at rear, same position on turn, finished off well to get 3rd. |
| 4 | 9 | GREAT SPEED (S251) | H W Lai | B/H/XB | Began fairly, raced 2 wide, 3 lengths or so back in midfield, there to turn, angled out in straight and made good progress to make frame. |
| 5 | 5 | SHOWING CHARACTER (T289) | B Prebble | -- | Bumped start, sent forward to race 2 wide in 3rd, same position on turn, peaked near 200M, stayed on fairly. |
| 6 | 3 | GIDDY GIDDY (S367) | J Moreira | B/H/TT | Jumped well from a wide draw, raced prominently, 3 wide on turn, peaked near 200M, one-paced thereafter. (Lost left front plate near 850M.) |
| 7 | 11 | NOBLE BUDDIES (T356) | K Teetan | B/XB/TT | Jumped well, raced 2 wide in 6th, checked near 600M, angled out turning in, failed to close off in straight. |
| 8 | 2 | KIM GLORY (S087) | K K Chiong | XB | Began well from a tricky gate, showed no early speed, raced 3 wide behind midfield, similar position on turn, failed to close off. |
| 9 | 6 | DOUBLE MASTER (P105) | D Whyte | TT | Began awkwardly, pressed forward from the widest gate, unable to slot in, raced 4 wide without cover throughout, emptied early in straight when hard run took effect. |
| 10 | 8 | PERFECT SMART (S413) | N Callan | B/H | Began well, raced prominently on rail, shared lead on turn, unbalanced near 450M, showed no response in straight and eased. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 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 |