Race 1 (284)
MERCURY HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | CONCORDE STAR (J344) | J Orman | TT2 | Bumped start, raced in midfield on the inside, angled out after passing 450M, 3 lengths or so back turning in, finished off very strongly to score. |
| 2 | 3 | NEBRASKAN (J304) | B Avdulla | B/TT1 | Fast into stride, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 75M, ran on evenly to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 5 | HAPPY BOYS (J545) | Z Purton | XB | Taken back from the widest draw, raced 2 wide at rear, 7 lengths or so back turning in, made some progress early in straight, blocked approaching 150M, cleared 100M, finished off well to take a place. |
| 4 | 12 | EVER SMART (J179) | H Doyle | TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, travelled keenly in the early stages, found rail near 700M, saved ground on turn, made some progress in straight, no threat to the first few. |
| 5 | 7 | TEAM HAPPY (J218) | K Teetan | B/TT | Began well, raced 3 wide behind midfield early, 2 wide from 700M, angled out 400M, very wide turning in, made very good progress in straight to be nearest on line. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 4 | ROBOT KNIGHT (H464) | E C W Wong | B-/TT | Jumped awkwardly, raced 2 wide better than midfield, carried out 450M, very wide turning in, kept on same pace in straight. |
| 7 | 2 | GENERAL SMART (K138) | H Bowman | CP/XB/TT | Slowly away, raced at tail, 8 lengths back, same margin back turning in, made some progress in straight. |
| 8 | 11 | SONIC BOOM (H144) | H Bentley | V/TT | Bumped start, raced 3 wide in midfield, no cover throughout, very wide turning in, one-paced in the run home. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 9 | 9 | BRILLIANT FIRE (J441) | D Probert | B/XB/TT | Jumped with them, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, 3/4L back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M. |
| 10 | 6 | SKY SONG (J159) | L Hewitson | V/TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide in midfield, similar position on turn, showed limited response early in straight, blocked near 100M, eased thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 1 | BLAZING BEAM (K103) | L Ferraris | B/TT | Out with rest, raced behind midfield on the outside, very wide turning in, failed to make any progress in straight. |
| 12 | 8 | WOODFIRE CHAMP (H292) | M L Yeung | V | Began well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed no response early in straight, eased final 150M. (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 |