Race 1 (166)
O'BRIEN HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | VIRTUS STAR (B395) | A Badel | TT | Average to begin, positioned on rail behind midfield, angled out after passing 600M, very wide turning in, finished off very strongly to score by a neck. |
| 2 | 9 | TREASURE CHEST (D008) | V Borges | B/XB | Jumped well, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, took the lead 400M, kept on very well after turning in, just couldn't hold off the winner late. |
| 3 | 2 | BULB ELITE (A183) | Z Purton | CP1 | Began well from the widest draw, raced 2 wide in midfield, commenced move after passing 500M, 3 wide turning in, peaked early in straight, kept on evenly to the line. |
| 4 | 7 | NITRO EXPRESS (T353) | N Callan | B/TT | Shifted in at start and made contact, raced 2 wide towards rear, hard ridden after passing 400M, made good progress in straight to make frame without threatening. |
| 5 | 11 | WINNERS BROTHER (C220) | M L Yeung | B | Away well, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, easy run in the middle stages, 2 wide turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. |
| 6 | 4 | WONDERFUL TIGER (A235) | C Schofield | H/XB/TT | Began smartly from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 7 | 8 | WONDER WIN (C418) | K C Leung | -- | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, very wide turning in, finished off evenly. |
| 8 | 12 | KEEP WINNING (B331) | A Hamelin | TT | Crowded start, raced towards rear on the inside, moved a bit closer on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 9 | 6 | PRESIDENT STAR (C170) | K H Chan | CP/TT | Taken back from gate 11, raced at tail, 8 to 9 lengths back, closer on turn, made no progress in straight. |
| 10 | 1 | HUMBLE STEED (A327) | K Teetan | -- | Bumped start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, there to turn, failed to close off in straight. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 11 | 3 | STAR WIN (D295) | C Y Ho | CP- | Bumped on jumping, raced 3 wide with no cover behind midfield, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight. |
| 12 | 5 | SMILING SUCCESS (C250) | M F Poon | B-/V1/TT | Moderately away, sent forward to take the lead, led by half length, peaked and headed 400M, weakened early in straight, eased final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |