Race 1 (119)
CHAOZHOU HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | NORDIC COMBINED (G015) | A Badel | B/TT | Slowly away, raced at rear on the inside, 8 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, finished off very strongly to score, impressive. |
| 2 | 7 | BRILLIANT PIONEER (G255) | K Teetan | -- | Began well, trapped very wide, a length or so back, slightly taken back 900M, 3w better than midfield in the middle stages, found a 2w spot 600M, hard ridden 400M, made some progress to take 2nd, no threat to the winner. |
| 3 | 1 | AUGUST MOON (D409) | K C Leung | V/TT | Began smartly from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide approaching 350M, made some headway early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 4 | 11 | BELL OF VICTORY (G116) | K De Melo | B | Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, found rail 500M, angled out 350M, closed off well without threatening. |
| 5 | 3 | STARRY NIGHT (G253) | Z Purton | B/TT | Missed the start and lost ground, raced at tail, 9 lengths or so back, still well back on turn, made some progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 6 | PRECISION GOAL (H016) | M Chadwick | P/TT | Jumped with them, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 7 | 5 | HAPPY TANGO (D075) | L Ferraris | B | Slightly slow out and crowded, raced behind midfield on the outside, 7 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, made minor progress in the run home. |
| 7 | 10 | TUNG HAYE HAYE (G105) | A Hamelin | B-/XB-/H1/TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out after passing 400M, finished off evenly. |
| 9 | 9 | SIX BEST FRIENDS (G205) | Y L Chung | CP/TT | Shifted out at start and bumped, sent forward to take the lead, led by 2 lengths on turn, kept on well early in straight, weakened quickly 150M, headed 100M. (Bled.) |
| 10 | 2 | DEVIL AND GOLD (G443) | M F Poon | TT- | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear on the outside, still very back on turn, made good progress early in straight, not clear run and snatched up closing stages. |
| 11 | 12 | BRILLIANT EIGHT (G280) | H T Mo | B2 | Commenced well, tracked leaders, 2 wide, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. |
| 12 | 4 | THETA HEDGE (E307) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Shifted out at start, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened and eased final furlong. (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 |