Race 1 (364)
NIKKEI INDEX 225 HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | WOODS VENTURE (BL184) | W Woods | B | Soon led and made all. Won going away. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 8 | LIGHT-HEARTED (BL040) | D Whyte | -- | In touch, 2nd from the Rock. Unable to match speed with winner. |
| 3 | 2 | GO GO (BK059) | F Coetzee | -- | Held 3rd or 4th to straight. Kept on. |
| 4 | 4 | LICKETY SPLIT (BL019) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Towards rear. Progressed steadily to be midfield passing the Rock. Continued to make ground until one-paced closing stages. |
| 5 | 6 | CHIU CHOW WARRIOR (BJ281) | S King | -- | Towards rear. Improved from outside final turn. Given reminders early straight, found little. (Demoted.) |
| 6 | 10 | LUCKY DAY (BN196) | W M Lai | -- | Rear. Ran past beaten horses final 200 M. |
| 7 | 7 | WINNING MAN (BN203) | K M So | -- | Midfield at best. Kept on in straight. |
| 8 | 1 | CETSHWAYO (BP121) | B Marcus | -- | Midfield or worse. Kept on same pace closing stages. |
| 9 | 9 | MUGHAL PRINCE (BJ264) | E Legrix | -- | Mostly 3rd or 4th until weakening out of contention inside 150 M. |
| 10 | 12 | SIR VALID (BJ225) | K C Tsang | -- | In touch. Dropped out steadily passing 600 M. |
| 11 | 3 | NORTH STAR (BP188) | A Suborics | -- | Never a factor. |
| 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 |