Race 2 (296)
DOW JONES HANDICAP Rating:56-32 975m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | TOP NEWS (BH035) | A S Cruz | -- | Chased along to dispute lead early. Led around Home Bend, hard ridden and held on dourly. |
| 2 | 10 | ALWAYS MONEY COMES (BK006) | C K Tse | -- | Rear and on rails turning into straight. Ran on well, nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 2 | THIRD TIME LUCKY (BH003) | M Kinane | -- | Third into straight. Hard ridden and every chance inside final 200 M. No extra close home. |
| 4 | 7 | AUTO FOCUS (BH066) | C K Chung | -- | Always in fourth place and never had pace to challenge. |
| 5 | 4 | AFRICAN WARRIOR (BK035) | H K Cheung | -- | Disputed lead until Home Bend. Second into straight. No more to give approaching final 200 M. |
| 6 | 3 | HORSE DELIGHT (BK200) | B Marcus | -- | Always mid-division. |
| 7 | 1 | BRILLIANT FOREVER (BK148) | P W Kong | -- | Last and very wide into straight. Some moderate late progress. |
| 8 | 6 | SEGURADO (BG375) | D Gauci | -- | Always towards rear and never seen with a chance. |
| 9 | 8 | SHARP SHOOTER (BL137) | J Marshall | -- | Always in rear. |
| 10 | 5 | CHIP-IN (BK193) | C F Chan | -- | Prominent when checked and lost ground coming out of back straight. Ridden and weakened quickly in home 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 |