Race 1 (046)
WASHINGTON (DIVIDED) HANDICAP Rating:64+ 975m Happy Valley Good
Section -1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | DUET DANSEURS (BH257) | J Marshall | -- | Sat 4th and 5th in behind leaders to top of straight. Quickly emerged inside 200 M. Got up to score in final stride. |
| 2 | 6 | PRUDENT KING (BJ271) | F Coetzee | -- | Contested lead throughout, hitting front inside 200 M. Pipped at post. |
| 3 | 1 | CONTINUOUS WIN (BJ177) | A S Cruz | -- | Led narrowly to 400 M. Straightened 4th after racing three-wide. Stayed on. |
| 4 | 2 | SKY HIGH (BJ236) | F C Lor | -- | Lost ground at start. Picked up ground from 7th at 400 M to be closest at finish. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 5 | 4 | ALWAYS EARLY (BG329) | C K Tse | -- | In leading pair until 200 M but weakened. |
| 6 | 5 | FIRST TOUCH (BH241) | J K S Ho | -- | Trailed field until final 100 M. Recovered ground to reach 6th late. |
| 7 | 7 | HUNG HING (BE079) | B Thomson | -- | In last few throughout. |
| 8 | 3 | SHANGHAI STAR (BJ244) | R Thompson | -- | Tackled for early lead but trapped wide, fading from 4th at Shell Bend. |
| 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 |