Race 1 (028)
SEATTLE HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | WE'RE BUDDIES (CC142) | D Whyte | B | Slowly away, soon moved up to be just behind midfield. Made further progress to 5th far side. Ran on from 4th final turn to take command final 100 M. |
| 2 | 1 | MAMOUSKA (CB444) | O Doleuze | B | Better than midfield. Steady progress to become 3rd 900 M. Kept on well in straight to be 2nd closing stages. |
| 3 | 6 | WATCHMAN (CB327) | M Rodd | B/SR | Always well there. Sat outside leader until 3rd 100 M out. Unable to ride out close home when awkwardly placed between the quinella pair. |
| 4 | 11 | TRI-STAR (CD098) | C Williams | B | Mainly 2nd last to home turn. Made ground steadily to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 9 | ASIA STAR (CA264) | W Woods | B/TT | Soon led. Found no extra when headed 100 M out. |
| 6 | 5 | HAPPY FORTUNE (CA307) | Y T Cheng | V-/B2 | Last to 500 M. Recovered some ground along rail in straight. |
| 7 | 12 | PERFECT GALLANT (CC129) | A Delpech | B | Began awkwardly and rider became unbalanced. Behind midfield before moving up a bit final turn. One-paced. |
| 8 | 2 | ACME OF SURPRISE (CB376) | G Schofield | SB | Prominent. Mainly 3-wide 3rd without cover before dropping to 4th 800 M out. Failed to make any impression final 300 M. |
| 9 | 4 | MULTI RANSOM (CC363) | F Coetzee | -- | Towards rear throughout. |
| 10 | 7 | ETERNAL FUN (BT276) | B Doyle | B | Began awkwardly from widest draw. Soon moved up to be midfield or behind. Dropped back gradually and failed to make any progress. |
| 11 | 10 | ELVIS (CC078) | S Dye | B | In touch early, soon in midfield. Found no extra final 400 M. |
| 12 | 8 | NIGHT HUNTER II (CB070) | B Prebble | B-/TT- | Better than midfield. Dropped back steadily far side. No response when given reminders home bend. Tailed off in straight. |
| 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 |