Race 1 (262)
MERCURY HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | TELECOM MISSILE (D209) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, saved ground to turn, showed good response in straight, hit the front 100M, kept on well, just able to hold off the challengers late. |
| 2 | 6 | M M JOHNNY (D115) | H Bowman | B | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, similar position on turn, finished off strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin. |
| 3 | 11 | ALLOY KING (D287) | H Bentley | V | Away well, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, commenced move after passing 400M, finished off well to take a place. |
| 4 | 12 | TRAVEL GLORY (E170) | K Teetan | B | Taken back from gate 9, raced at rear, 6 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off strongly to make frame, nearest on line. |
| 5 | 2 | SUNSHINE LEGENDARY (G214) | K C Leung | B/XB | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 8 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, made good progress in the run home, nearest finish. |
| 6 | 8 | DAY DAY RICH (D231) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Began well, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened thereafter. |
| 7 | 1 | STRIVE FOR GLORY (D186) | Z Purton | P/TT | Average to begin, raced 3 wide in midfield, 5 lengths or so back on turn, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 9 | ONE STEP AHEAD (C242) | L Currie | -- | Slow to begin, raced towards rear on the inside, 5 lengths back, saved ground on turn, stumbled 350M, one-paced in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 9 | 3 | TOUCH FAITH (E153) | V Borges | -- | Taken back from the widest draw, raced towards rear on the outside, 6 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home. |
| 10 | 10 | SPLENDID STAR (G026) | M L Yeung | V1 | Slowly away, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final 100M. |
| 11 | 7 | SHENRON (E284) | L Ferraris | H/PC/XB/TT | Began fairly from a wide draw, sent forward to race in 2nd, a length back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
| 12 | 5 | GLORIFIED FIRE (D418) | A Hamelin | -- | Began smartly, positioned 2 wide better than midfield, 2 lengths or so back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened 200M, 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 |