Race 1 (327)
FINANCIAL TIMES HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | PRECIOUS BOBO (BL025) | A Munro | -- | Held 4th to straight. Ran on strongly final 250 M to take command 150 M out. Won readily. |
| 2 | 3 | APPLAUSE (BK192) | B Marcus | -- | Soon led, holding 2Ls advantage into straight. Was one-paced when headed 150 M. |
| 3 | 11 | SUNFLOWER (BK226) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Towards rear. Made progress rounding home bend to be midfield in early straight. Sustained effort final 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 6 | THE INCOMPARABLE (BM041) | S M Tam | -- | Raced 5th or 6th until making slight progress closing stages. |
| 5 | 10 | KING CHARIOT (BJ036) | C K Tse | -- | Towards rear. Ran on final 200 M to make up some late ground. Never nearer. |
| 6 | 8 | ALWAYS LUCK (BH191) | C K Chung | -- | Remained 3rd to straight. Kept on until one-paced close home. |
| 7 | 1 | BAMBI (BK126) | T Jarnet | -- | Midfield before dropping to 9th in home bend. Remained there until staying on a bit closing stages. |
| 8 | 9 | ADMIRALS RUN (BG341) | T Quinn | -- | Midfield early. Dropped to rear from 700 M. Ran past a few beaten horses final 100 M. |
| 9 | 4 | SIR MICHAEL (BL051) | C F Chan | -- | Never on terms. |
| 10 | 5 | SEGURADO (BG375) | T Kwok | -- | Well there to 200 M. Faded gradually. |
| 11 | 2 | GUNNER (BM058) | M Kinane | -- | Worse than midfield. Made slight progress from 400 M to be 5th early straight. Did not quicken. |
| 12 | 7 | FREE RUNNER (BL200) | W H Tse | -- | Worse than midfield. Unbalanced entering straight and faded after. |
| 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 |