Race 1 (243)
FRIGATEBIRD HANDICAP Rating:40-0 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | MANAGEMENT FOLKS (E496) | H Bowman | -- | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, dropped towards rear of midfield in the middle stages, saved ground on turn, finished off very strongly to score by a neck. |
| 2 | 4 | JUBILATION (G029) | M L Yeung | V | Began smartly, tracked leaders on the inside, angled out 400M, hit the front approaching 200M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner close home. |
| 3 | 10 | CABLE SPEED (D459) | L Currie | CP/TT | Moderately away, raced better than midfield on the inside, difficult to settle in the early stages, saved ground on turn, closed off well to take a place without threatening. |
| 4 | 1 | SUPERB DADDY (D235) | Z Purton | TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide, 4 lengths or so back, commenced move 450M, very wide into straight, made good progress early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
| 5 | 3 | BARON ZEE (G077) | S De Sousa | TT | Moderately away from a wide draw, taken back to race at tail, 10 lengths back, slightly improved on turn but still 8 lengths behind, very wide into straight, finished off well without threatening the first few. |
| 6 | 5 | SKY GEM (C251) | K Teetan | -- | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 6 lengths back, sent forward after passing 1050M, took the lead 850M, headed 500M, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 9 | SMILING FACE (D192) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Slightly slow out, raced towards rear, 7 lengths back turning in, made little progress early in straight, steadied near 100M, ran on evenly thereafter. |
| 8 | 12 | OH BRAVO (E037) | M F Poon | TT | Moderately away from gate 12, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, 4th on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. |
| 9 | 8 | FORTUNE PATROL (A245) | R Maia | B/H/XB | Average to begin, raced behind midfield on the inside, dropped towards rear on turn, made no impression in straight. |
| 10 | 7 | FOXHUNTER WAY (E296) | C Y Ho | -- | Moderately away from gate 10, sent forward to take the lead, headed 850M, regained the lead 500M, peaked and headed 200M, weakened thereafter. |
| 11 | 11 | FORTUNE WINNER (E248) | H N Wong | B/H/TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. |
| 12 | 6 | LEISURE AND GOLD (E093) | C L Chau | E/XB | Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, peaked on turn, weakened gradually in straight, eased final 100M. |
| 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 |