Race 1 (374)
LUARD HANDICAP Rating:24-0 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | SMART DRAGON (BL071) | C W Choi | -- | Slightly worse than midfield. Made good progress rounding home bend to take lead in early straight. Kept on well to just hold off strong challenge. |
| 2 | 2 | I'M A RIPPER (BL227) | E Legrix | -- | Around midfield to 400 M. Improved steadily and wide into straight. Ran on strongly to challenge final 150 M. Just missed. |
| 3 | 7 | GOOD DIVIDEND (BJ041) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Rear to 800 M. Progressed steadily in back straight to be midfield upon straightening. Kept on well final 200 M. |
| 4 | 1 | ABLE RIDE (BH254) | F Coetzee | -- | 5th or 6th early, dropping to 9th when slightly inconvenienced at stable bend. Remained there until running on under pressure 200 M. |
| 5 | 5 | LUNG HUANG SHAN (BH143) | K H Ting | -- | Always thereabouts. One-paced closing stages. |
| 6 | 6 | POCKET FULL (BH163) | D Oliver | -- | Towards rear. Ran on a bit in straight. |
| 7 | 8 | KARAOKE (BH206) | D Holland | -- | Towards rear. Made up some late ground in straight. |
| 8 | 3 | SHANGHAI TRIUMPH (BH049) | W H Tse | -- | Well there. Took lead 400 M out. Was headed in early straight and found no extra after. |
| 9 | 10 | PLEASANT SURPRISE (BE008) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Midfield. Lost ground when checked turning home. Did not recover. |
| 10 | 11 | RUN ARCHIE RUN (BH260) | M Kinane | -- | Midfield before being checked stable bend. Not in contention after. |
| 11 | 9 | WINFIELD (BG366) | Y S Wong | -- | Led field until headed and weakened 400 M out. |
| 12 | 14 | AFRICAN TREASURE (BL017) | G Childs | -- | In touch to 400 M. Weakened rapidly. |
| 13 | 12 | GOOD HEALTH (BJ137) | W M Lai | -- | Prominent to 600 M. Faded gradually. |
| 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 |