Race 1 (728)
MOUNT BUTLER HANDICAP Rating:40-0 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | LEATHER MASTER (H034) | A Badel | CP | Slightly slow out and made contact, raced towards rear on the outside, commenced move 800M, 2 lengths or so back on turn, finished off strongly to score. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 2 | 1 | STORM RUNNER (J452) | E C W Wong | TT | Made contact at start, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield early, dropped to midfield after entering the back straight, bumped near 450M, 3 lengths back turning in, closed off well to take 2nd without threatening the winner. |
| 3 | 7 | COLOURFUL BARON (G301) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, commenced move after passing 800M, 3 lengths or so back on turn, made good progress in straight to take a place without threatening. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 4 | 10 | GOLDEN FAIRY (E448) | L Hewitson | -- | Began well from gate 1, raced prominently on the inside, allowed rival to cross 1400M, 2 wide from 1100M, took the lead 600M, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened late. |
| 5 | 6 | SUPER HONG KONG (D241) | K Teetan | V/TT | Made contact at start, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground to turn, no clear run early in straight, kept on same pace thereafter. |
| 6 | 9 | MR ALADDIN (H386) | Z Purton | H/PC/TT | Shifted out at start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, moved closer after entering the back straight, positioned 3 wide, a length or so back on turn, showed some response early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened close home. |
| 7 | 5 | U S S CONSTITUTION (H357) | B Avdulla | H/TT | Slightly slow out and bumped, raced behind midfield on the inside, 5 lengths back turning in, made some progress early in straight, no clear run final 100M. |
| 8 | 2 | GO GO GO (H196) | A Atzeni | PC-/P2/TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide better than midfield, moved closer 650M, 3/4L back turning in, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 9 | 3 | FLYING SILVER (E478) | J Orman | B/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, commenced move 500M, very wide turning in, made no progress in straight. |
| 10 | 12 | JOYFUL CHAMPION (G072) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Average to begin, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide on turn, bumped near 450M, made no impression in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 4 | THE WAY WE WIN (J493) | Y L Chung | PC/TT | Jumped only fairly, raced in midfield on outer, dropped towards rear 800M, 5 lengths or so back on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
| 12 | 8 | SUPER TREASURE (J211) | K C Leung | B | Shifted in at start and bumped, sent forward to take the lead, found rail near 1400M, led by 3/4L in the middle stages, headed and dropped towards rear 600M, hampered near 500M, eased thereafter. |
| 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 |