Race 1 (190)
ELM HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | REUNION (CE258) | R Fradd | TT1 | Soon 2nd and found rail at 700 M. Responded well final 200 M and took command 100 M out. |
| 2 | 6 | SUPREME CLASS (CG089) | F Coetzee | CP1 | Soon dropped behind midfield or worse from wide draw. Kicked home strongly final 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 2 | GRASS HOPPER (CD050) | S Dye | CP/TT | Led briefly before settling in 3rd place. Ran on in straight but could not match speed with the first pair inside 200 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 4 | 11 | CROISSANT (CE109) | D Whyte | -- | Mainly forward of midfield. Kept on one-paced in straight. |
| 5 | 10 | HAPPY SUNDAY (CE169) | C Brown | B1 | Soon led. Headed 100 M out. Weakened steadily thereafter. |
| 6 | 1 | KING PALM (CC118) | M W Leung | -- | Soon midfield. Kept on in straight without threatening and inclined to lay out under pressure. |
| 7 | 9 | HUANG PU DRAGON (CE120) | Y T Cheng | SR/CO/H | Slowly away but soon moved up along rail to midfield or worse. Unbalanced at 800 M. Unable to quicken in straight whilst laying in under pressure. |
| 8 | 12 | PEACH BLOSSOM (CC309) | W M Lai | TT | Hampered at start. Towards rear. One-paced in straight. |
| 9 | 8 | FLAG FINDER (CE224) | B Prebble | -- | Hampered at start. Headway from 800 M to 4th rounding home bend. One-paced in straight. |
| 10 | 7 | TERRAFERMA (CG016) | M Rodd | B1 | Soon behind midfield but trapped wide and without cover throughout. Never a threat. |
| 11 | 3 | FLUVIUS CAMILLUS (CD387) | K S Yu | B | At rear. Never a factor. |
| 12 | 5 | SKY HIGH (CE041) | C Munce | -- | Soon at back. Never a factor. |
| 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 |