Race 1 (205)
LIAONING HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | ROMANTIC VENTURE (BS233) | E Legrix | -- | Rear. Was improving when hampered early straight and approaching 200 M. Ran on solidly to challenge and gain upper hand close home. |
| 2 | 4 | MELROSE STAR (BS091) | M Kinane | -- | Rear. Made progress from outside final turn. Ran on well to look like winner final 50 M. Just beaten by the fast finishing winner. |
| 3 | 7 | KINTANTO (BP314) | M Hills | V | Midfield. Improved to be among leaders passing 800 M. Gained upper hand inside 200 M. Unable to resist challenges by the quinella pair. |
| 4 | 1 | WINNING YEARS (BP249) | B Doyle | B | Well there. Kept on well. |
| 5 | 6 | ULTRA TENSION (BP235) | K Fallon | -- | Midfield or behind. Advanced to 3rd turning in. Kept on but was one-paced closing stages. (Demoted.) |
| 6 | 2 | SUNSHINE DANCER (BN062) | K H Yu | -- | Soon in midfield. Effort home bend to be in touch 400 M. Unbalanced early straight and unable quicken to challenge. |
| 7 | 8 | SKY LEAD (BP020) | E Saint-Martin | -- | In touch before dropping to midfield far side. One-paced. |
| 8 | 3 | CRYSTAL CLEAR (BP267) | H K Cheung | -- | Prominent. Dropped to midfield 800 M. 2nd last turning in. No improvement. |
| 9 | 10 | THE KING OF HONOUR (BP209) | K H Ting | B | Never in contention. |
| 10 | 9 | NEW PEGASUS II (BS256) | W Woods | B | Led or shared lead to 500 M. Weakened. |
| 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 |