Race 1 (103)
HORSEPOWER HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | LEGION OF MERIT (D419) | A Badel | B/TT | Slowly away, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground to turn, bumped early in straight, finished off very strongly to score. |
| 2 | 3 | MORE THAN ENOUGH (D372) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Clean jump, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length, travelled comfortably throughout, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner final 50M. |
| 3 | 12 | PERFECT TO GREAT (D327) | C Y Ho | SR/TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, no clear run early in straight, made very good progress final 200M to be nearest on line. |
| 4 | 4 | RAINBOW LIGHT (E051) | R Maia | B/TT | Jumped well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, showed good response early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
| 5 | 1 | DARCI JOY (E161) | K C Leung | B/TT | Bumped start and unbalanced, raced 2 wide better than midfield, angled out approaching 450M, finished off evenly. |
| 6 | 6 | SMOOTHIES (D233) | M F Poon | B/TT | Bumped start, positioned 5 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 150M. |
| 7 | 7 | LUCKY MISSILE (C501) | L Hewitson | CP | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 7 lengths back on turn, no daylight early in straight, cleared 150M, made some progress thereafter. |
| 8 | 10 | CHARIZARD (B463) | S De Sousa | B/TT | Taken back ta race towards rear, 7 lengths or so back, no clear run early in straight, cleared 150M, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 9 | 5 | EVER LAUGH (A278) | H Bentley | B-/V1/TT | Away with them, raced slightly behind midfield on the outside, dropped towards rear in the middle stages, 6 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home. |
| 10 | 8 | ON EXCEL STAR (C356) | Z Purton | B/XB | Bumped start, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, a length back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 2 | GREAT BRILLIANT (G287) | H W Lai | B1 | Shifted in at start and bumped, raced 2 wide in midfield, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight. |
| 12 | 9 | UNITED ENDEAVORS (G030) | M L Yeung | H | Jumped well from the widest draw, tracked leaders on the outside, very wide turning in, weakened early in straight, eased final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |