Race 1 (490)
SOUTHEND HANDICAP Rating:24-0 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | SINCERELY YOURS (BM225) | A Munro | B | Led field soon after start. Held on well to the line. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 7 | CREAM OF THE CROP (BP325) | F Coetzee | B | Always there. Improved to 2nd on straightening. Kept on well. |
| 3 | 3 | CROWN REGENT (BS034) | W Woods | B- | Midfield. Crept closer order turning in. Ran on steadily to just miss 2nd. |
| 4 | 12 | OSPREY REEF (BS272) | S K Sit | P | Towards rear. Ran on from outside 250 M. |
| 5 | 9 | MONEY STAR (BT302) | K H Ting | -- | Pushed along to be in touch, becoming 3rd passing 1200 M. Kept on without quickening in straight. |
| 6 | 2 | COSSACK (BN223) | D Whyte | B | Towards rear. Made progress final turn. Kept on early straight but found no extra closing stages. |
| 7 | 5 | V-MING (BL048) | Y T Cheng | -- | Rear. Made ground from outside in straight. |
| 8 | 11 | CALL MY TUNE (BS022) | K C Tsang | V1 | Slightly slowly away. Never better than midfield. |
| 9 | 6 | FAME AND FORTUNE (BS317) | J Quinn | B | In touch before dropping back to behind midfield 500 M. Towards rear turning in. Made up a little ground in straight. |
| 10 | 14 | UNLIMITEDDIMENSION (BM120) | K H Yu | B | Midfield. Crowded at 200 M. No extra. |
| 11 | 10 | WOODS VENTURE (BL184) | R Fradd | H | Held 2nd to early straight. Faded final 200 M. |
| 12 | 8 | GREAT HONOUR (BN071) | C Brown | B | Mostly 5th or 6th. Weakened final 200 M. |
| 13 | 13 | CLEANPAIROFHEELS (BT218) | B Doyle | B- | Never a factor. |
| 14 | 1 | WORD FROM ROME (BM226) | S Baster | B | Slightly behind midfield. Dropped out final turn. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |