Race 2 (028)
HIBISCUS HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | HIGH SPIRITS (BT233) | F Coetzee | -- | Settled behind leaders. Ran on steadily in straight to hit front inside 200 M. Held on well. (See Racing Incidents.) (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 3 | KOWLOON'S BLESSING (BT066) | B Marcus | -- | Settled in rear. Came under pressure around home bend. Ran on well despite struck on nose by whip after 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 5 | GRAND PRIZE (BL087) | J Quinn | -- | Jumped awkwardly. Niggled along towards rear. Steadied momentarily when improving home turn. No clear run early in straight. Finished well closing stages. |
| 4 | 1 | FORTUNE CAT (BS118) | D Whyte | B/TT | Settled at the back. Came under pressure home turn. Forced to switch out early in straight. Made late progress closing stages. |
| 5 | 9 | SUPER FORTUNE (BT069) | K H Ting | -- | Given reminders early to take up running. Challenged around home bend. Headed inside 200 M when finding no extra. |
| 6 | 8 | WINNING SMART (BP222) | S King | B | Settled in midfield. Made headway passing Rock to be 3rd rounding home bend. Failed to make further progress under pressure in straight. |
| 7 | 7 | CHEERFUL (BM193) | W S Yu | B | Settled behind leader. Challenged for lead rounding home bend. Failed to quicken early in straight and soon weakened. |
| 8 | 4 | SKY HAWK (BS070) | E Legrix | B | Settled in better than midfield. Lost position 700 M out. Found nothing under pressure rounding home bend. |
| 9 | 6 | SPICE UP (BT261) | G Boss | -- | Slowly away. Outpaced and trailed the field throughout. |
| 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 |