Race 2 (462)
CHATER TAVERN HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1235m Happy Valley Heavy
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | RIVER TREASURE (BH012) | J K S Ho | -- | Made steady progress from 4th at 800 M when three-wide to 3rd at 500 M. Improved to 2nd by home bend and wore down leader near 200 M. Saw it out narrowly. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 8 | SIMPLY GREAT (BJ050) | D Beadman | -- | Slow into stride. Moved forward from 8th at 400 M to 6th near 200 M. Switched out, finishing fast but just failed to catch winner. |
| 3 | 10 | KING'S REEF (BB146) | C W Choi | -- | Hard-ridden to take lead at 950 M. In front to 250 M. Battled on. |
| 4 | 1 | NEWS FLASH (BC102) | K W Lee | -- | Travelled 5th to Shell bend, gaining to 4th. Reached 3rd briefly near 200 M. Fought on. |
| 5 | 9 | LUCKY GEMS (BE165) | F Coetzee | -- | Some gain from 6th at 600 M to straighten 5th. Held 4th until closing stages. |
| 6 | 2 | SONG OF THE SEA (BG254) | W H Tse | -- | In similar position throughout. Remained 7th until inside final 200 M. |
| 7 | 6 | GREEN PEACE (BH001) | G Childs | -- | Contested early lead. Held 2nd to 450 M but weakened in straight. |
| 8 | 7 | ZAIWIN (BJ027) | F C Lor | -- | In last few throughout. |
| 9 | 3 | MUSIC MAGIC (BC044) | D Gauci | -- | Held 3rd to Rock, tiring to 6th by home bend. Faded further in straight. |
| 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 |