Race 1 (417)
SOUTH CHINA SEA HANDICAP Rating:40-0 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | KASHMAC (BT084) | M Kinane | -- | Towards rear. Stayed on well final 250 M to claim victory close home. |
| 2 | 5 | TWEET (CA326) | D Whyte | B | Mainly 7th to straight. Ran on steadily to miss narrowly at finish. |
| 3 | 3 | SPEED WINNER (CB195) | G Schofield | B | Slightly better than midfield. Improved from final turn to be 2nd 200 M. Kept on. |
| 4 | 9 | OPTIC DYNAMIC (CA320) | E Legrix | B | Made most. Found no extra when headed close home. |
| 5 | 11 | DANELAW (BV212) | M W Leung | SR | Raced 3rd to 150 M. Failed to quicken. |
| 6 | 4 | EXPRESS LOT (BT188) | G Mosse | B | Towards rear. Made up some ground from outside final 200 M. |
| 7 | 10 | HEART'S DESIRE (CA348) | W M Lai | B | Mostly 8th to straight. One-paced. |
| 8 | 2 | WINNING ASSOCIATES (CA116) | H K Yim | -- | Towards rear. Made slight progress 500 M. Unable to quicken in straight. |
| 9 | 7 | HIGH POTENTIAL (CB042) | O Doleuze | B | Pushed along to be 2nd early. Held on but was weakened inside 250 M. |
| 10 | 8 | STRATEGIC MOVE (BP233) | J Spencer | B/TT | Remained 5th before improving to 4th passing the Rock. Weakened steadily 250 M. |
| 11 | 12 | SPECTACULAR WIN (BV030) | Y T Cheng | B/SR | Held 4th until dropping back steadily final 600 M. |
| 12 | 1 | LEAD TO WIN (BV081) | K C Tsang | B | Soon last. |
| 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 |