Race 1 (147)
PHOENIX HANDICAP Rating:24-0 1600m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | KARAOKE (BH206) | D Holland | -- | Settled towards rear, last into straight. Ran on strongly final 200 M and deadheated with JUNGLE DEER on the line. |
| 1 | 12 | JUNGLE DEER (BE032) | Y S Wong | -- | Held 9th and 10th until making steady progress from 400 M. Quickened well inside 250 M, resulting in a dead heat. |
| 3 | 10 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY (BK013) | M Kinane | -- | Towards rear. Improved steadily from 1000 M to be 5th or 6th into straight. Sustained effort to take lead passing 200 M. Just caught. |
| 4 | 13 | LOVE OF FREEDOM (BG297) | F Coetzee | -- | Inconvenienced at start, 11th to 850 M. Moved forward a bit before home bend, dropping back to 2nd last upon straightening. Ran on quite well final 250 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 3 | PO ON KING (BG230) | J Fortune | -- | Always thereabouts. Ridden hard turning into straight to be 2nd briefly passing 200 M. Kept on same pace closing stages. |
| 6 | 9 | RARE VIEW (BK117) | H K Yim | -- | Began on terms, settling 6th. Remained there until dropping back slightly to midfield at home bend. Kept on under pressure in straight. |
| 7 | 1 | RIVER SEREIN (BJ218) | K Manning | -- | Rear at start, pushed along to midfield passing 1200 M and remained in similar position thereafter. |
| 8 | 14 | AFRICAN TREASURE (BL017) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Rear to straight. Made some progress final 200 M. |
| 9 | 4 | FOLLOW ME (BL030) | C F Chan | -- | Well away. Led from stable bend until headed passing 200 M. Found no extra. |
| 10 | 11 | ALL SMART WINS (BL219) | K M So | -- | Soon in midfield. Dropped to 11th rounding home bend. Plugged on in straight. |
| 11 | 2 | CELESTIAL KING (BK168) | P Strydom | -- | Prominent, tracked leader until weakening rapidly final 200 M. |
| 12 | 6 | FAIR DELIGHT (BL081) | E Legrix | -- | Remained in last few throughout. |
| 13 | 7 | RUN ARCHIE RUN (BH260) | G Childs | -- | Pushed along to be 3rd or 4th from 1000 M. Dropped out gradually turning into straight. |
| 14 | 5 | GOOD HEALTH (BJ137) | A S Cruz | -- | In touch until fading final 200 M. |
| 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 |