Race 1 (286)
NEPTUNE HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | PERFECT TO PLAY (B095) | J Moreira | XB1/TT- | Made contact at start, raced slightly better than midfield, 3 lengths or so back, found rail near 1050M, saved ground on turn, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 50M, kept on well to hold off the challenger late. |
| 2 | 8 | HAPPY HOUR (B286) | Z Purton | E/TT | Away with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off very strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 3 | 3 | CALIFORNIA LEGEND (B363) | C L Chau | TT | Began smartly, sent forward to take the lead, found rail 1050M, easy lead on turn, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two final 50M. |
| 4 | 4 | VIRTUS STAR (B395) | A Badel | TT | Moderately away form a wide draw, raced behind midfield on the outside, inconvenienced near 1300M, commenced move after passing 450M, made some headway in straight to make frame. |
| 5 | 6 | NITRO EXPRESS (T353) | C Soumillon | B/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide at rear, 7 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, made good progress in the home run without threatening. |
| 6 | 2 | PRETTY BAUHINIA (A135) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Shifted out at start and made contact, positioned on rail in midfield, 4 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 7 | 5 | SHINEALOT (C046) | C Schofield | -- | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 8 lengths back on turn, made some headway in straight. |
| 8 | 10 | BRAVERY AND POWER (C295) | V Borges | TT | Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, angled out after passing 450M, very wide turning in, made little progress in straight. |
| 9 | 12 | JOY N FUN LEGEND (D012) | H W Lai | CP/TT | Crowded start, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, made no progress in straight. |
| 10 | 11 | KEEP WINNING (B331) | M L Yeung | TT | Crowded start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, wider turning in, showed some response early in straight, weakened final 150M. |
| 11 | 7 | WONDER BRAHMA (C525) | M F Poon | H- | Crowded start, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 9 | WINNERS BROTHER (C220) | A Hamelin | V | Jumped well, positioned 1 out 1 back, similar position on turn, weakened early in 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 |