Race 1 (246)
KING KWONG HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | JOYFUL YEARS (CG143) | O Doleuze | -- | Settled on rails in 5th within 2Ls of pace most of way to straight. Responded well under pressure inside final 200 M to take command close to home. |
| 2 | 6 | PILLOW KING (CE291) | D Whyte | B | Settled in last few. Made rapid progress circling field around home bend disputing 2nd 1L back into straight. Soon gained slender lead over 200 M out only to be collared when no extra nearing finish. |
| 3 | 3 | G-ONE LEADING (CE306) | F Coetzee | -- | Amongst leaders on rails early, settling just off the pace in 3rd. Fought on well to hold every chance throughout straight to just fail to peg back winner. |
| 4 | 10 | MIRACLE DRAGON (CD254) | G Mosse | V2 | Settled on rails in midfield. Lost position rounding home bend. Came under pressure upon straightening. Finished off race well inside final 200 M. |
| 5 | 8 | DOLPHIN STAR (CC271) | C W Wong | B/SR | Raced 2-wide in midfield early. Dropped further back far side. Remained towards rear turning in. Made up some ground in straight without threatening. |
| 6 | 12 | A BETTER DRAGON (CC329) | A Delpech | V | Settled on rails behind midfield. Shuffled back behind fading runner approaching home bend dropping to last few. Made up ground past beaten horses inside final 400 M. |
| 7 | 11 | COULDN'T CARE LESS (CD009) | S Dye | -- | Steadied passing winning post the first time and travelled in rear. Raced very wide rounding home bend and into straight. Made moderate headway down centre of track without threatening. |
| 8 | 4 | JUSTINIAN (CB324) | K L Chui | -- | Amongst leaders 5-wide early, settling in forward of midfield in 6th turning into back straight. Came to challenge under pressure straightening but was only one-paced. |
| 9 | 5 | OH GREAT (CB288) | B Prebble | B | Amongst leaders early. Settled in 4th without 2Ls of pace turning into back straight. Weakened noticeably passing 400 M. (Lame next day.) |
| 10 | 7 | SIMPLY THE BEST (CE014) | C K Tong | CP | Vying for lead 4-wide in a line of five early eventually taking lead on top of stables bend. Still held a length's advantage turning for home but quickly overhauled over 250 M out. |
| 11 | 1 | CHINA SPORTFIELD (CG032) | M Nunes | B- | Contested early lead and raced 3-wide most of way from start to 1200 M bend. Settled in 2nd one out one back far side but dropped out tamely before home turn. |
| 12 | 9 | NAVIGATE UNICORN (CE235) | D Nikolic | B1 | Always struggling at the back. |
| 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 |