Race 1 (742)
ASTER HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | CHARMING STEED (E494) | E C W Wong | TT | Average to begin, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably in the middle stages, led by 2 lengths turning in, kept on strongly in straight, easily scored. |
| 2 | 11 | NINJA DERBY (H339) | M Chadwick | H/TT | Made contact at start, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, found rail near 1050M, 2 lengths back in the middle stages, kept on well in straight to take 2nd, no threat to the winner. |
| 3 | 12 | HANG'S CHOICE (E311) | K Teetan | B/TT | Away well, positioned 4 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on well in straight to take a place without threatening. |
| 4 | 6 | SPEEDSTAR (G181) | Z Purton | B | Began well, raced 2 wide in midfield, 4 lengths or so back, same position on turn, made minor progress in straight. |
| 5 | 10 | VIVA A LA (G282) | M F Poon | B/TT | Jumped well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside early, 2 wide from 1000M, angled out 400M, kept on well early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened gradually close home. |
| 6 | 2 | MASTER OF LUCK (G276) | H Bowman | TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced towards rear, 8 lengths back, a bit closer on turn, made minor progress in straight. |
| 7 | 7 | FORTUNE PRESIDENT (G054) | C Y Ho | -- | Slowly away, raced behind midfield on the inside, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 8 | 8 | DOUBLE SHOW (G250) | K De Melo | B/TT | Began awkwardly and made contact, raced 2 wide, 5 lengths back, commenced move approaching 400M, one-paced in the run home. |
| 9 | 3 | KEEN UNITY (G298) | H Bentley | V/TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide towards rear, very wide into straight, made no impression in the run home. |
| 10 | 9 | SUPERB MOVE (G304) | A Atzeni | B/TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 1 | DRAGON PRIDE (D164) | A Badel | -- | Taken back from gate 9, raced at tail, 10 lengths back, saved ground on turn, still 8 lengths or so back turning in, failed to close off in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 5 | SMART FOLKS (D343) | B Thompson | B/SR | Moderately away from a wide draw, raced prominently but trapped 3 wide early, 2 wide from 1000M, peaked on run 400M, weakened thereafter, eased final 150M. |
| 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 |