Race 2 (231)
AMERICA HANDICAP Rating:58-38 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | CHEEKY (CA266) | J Egan | -- | Settled in midfield or worse. Quickened well inside 200 M to take charge closing stages. |
| 2 | 4 | WELL EXPRESS (BV023) | A Marcus | B | Broke well. Settled wide and better than midfield. Moved up to lead approaching Rock going some 2L clear early in straight. Flattered and caught closing stages. |
| 3 | 12 | LATIN DANCER (CA230) | S K Sit | -- | Rear. Ran on well in straight doing best work at finish. |
| 4 | 6 | CALIFORNIA KID (CA219) | D Dunn | B/TT | Always thereabouts. Kept on without quickening. |
| 5 | 5 | JET JACKSON (BT157) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Well back. Finished well in straight. |
| 6 | 9 | SUNNY (BV040) | D Whyte | -- | Checked 1000 M out. Better than midfield on rails. Gained 3rd early in straight. No extra inside 200 M. |
| 7 | 10 | TAI PO FRIEND (CA257) | R Fradd | -- | Prominent to home bend. Faded. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 3 | MISSION SEALED (BN100) | F Coetzee | B | Missed the start. Remained well back to straight. Made some moderate effort late. |
| 9 | 2 | AFICIONADO (BV293) | S Dye | -- | Wide in midfield. Faded into straight. |
| 10 | 11 | TOP OF THE CROWN (CB033) | W M Lai | -- | Led to home bend. Weakened. |
| 11 | 8 | SHERDIL (CA305) | W Woods | B1 | Midfield to straight. Weakened. |
| 12 | 1 | MUNDAHISH (BT250) | K C Tsang | V | Prominent to 400 M. Weakened. |
| 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 |