Race 1 (406)
PALMERSTON NORTH HANDICAP Rating:40-0 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | SAINT DRAGON HILL (BJ057) | A Munro | -- | Settled towards rear. Improved steadily along rail passing 600 M. Sustained effort in straight to take lead close home. |
| 2 | 11 | RARE VIEW (BK117) | W M Lai | -- | Sat behind leader before taking control passing 800 M. Kept on well despite being captured final 50 M. (Dropped whip closing stages.) |
| 3 | 1 | EXCEL TREASURE (BK102) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Midfield. Made progress rounding home bend to be 3rd upon straightening. Kept on. |
| 4 | 7 | SUPER DELIGHT (BH190) | H K Cheung | -- | Worse than midfield. Pushed along from 700 M to be prominent turning in. Every chance 200 M but was one-paced close home. |
| 5 | 12 | YUEN LONG STAR (BM102) | K M So | -- | Mostly 4th to 400 M. Stayed on. |
| 6 | 9 | STRIKE OUT (BL008) | K C Tsang | -- | Towards rear. Made up some ground final 300 M. |
| 7 | 6 | HOI FUNG STAR (BL013) | B Marcus | -- | Mainly worse than midfield. Widest into straight. Little shift. |
| 8 | 2 | SUPER LORD (BM067) | P Strydom | B | Around midfield throughout. |
| 9 | 8 | DASHING BOY (BM042) | K H Ting | -- | In touch. Dropped to midfield from the Rock. Made no show in straight. |
| 10 | 5 | BLESSING (BN255) | C K Tse | -- | Worse than midfield. Was checked and switched out on the home turn the first time. Pushed forward to 5th until tiring from 800 M. |
| 11 | 4 | ADD SOME (BN098) | W Woods | -- | Led from early stages to 600 M. Raced 3rd before weakening out of contention in straight. |
| 12 | 10 | DARING HAWK (BM034) | K M Chin | -- | Always at the back. |
| 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 |