Race 1 (043)
POPLAR HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | CHIEF'S FORTUNE (BS222) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Towards rear. Progressed from outside rounding home bend to be widest into straight. Sustained effort to take lead final 50 M. |
| 2 | 3 | SUPER FORTUNE (BT069) | K H Ting | -- | Soon 2nd. Led 250 M to inside 50 M. Kept on. |
| 3 | 9 | WINNING LUCK (BP227) | R Fradd | -- | Held 4th to home bend where he made some advancement final turn. Kept on well. (Dropped whip 200 M.) |
| 4 | 12 | IRON TYCOON (BS093) | G Boss | B | Towards rear. Improved from 700 M to be 5th 400 M out. One-paced after. |
| 5 | 10 | TIME HONOUR (BP084) | D Harrison | TT | Midfield early. Dropped to the rear when checked 1400 M. Made up some ground in straight. |
| 6 | 4 | SUPER GAIN (BM197) | E Legrix | -- | Tardy start, last to 500 M. Made some progress final 200 M. |
| 7 | 5 | CHEERS UP (BP244) | D Whyte | PC- | In similar position throughout. |
| 8 | 2 | PROSPEROUS DYNASTY (BT026) | Y T Cheng | -- | Slightly better than midfield. Checked on the rail early straight. Never recovered. |
| 9 | 8 | SKY PROTECTOR (BS208) | J Quinn | -- | In touch. Dropped to midfield home bend. Made no show thereafter. |
| 10 | 11 | SUPER LORD (BM067) | C H Tse | B | Pushed along to become 3rd stable bend. Weakened steadily from 500 M. |
| 11 | 1 | COOL STRIKE (BT172) | B Doyle | -- | Cruised to lead from widest draw. Faded soon after straightening. |
| 12 | 6 | NORTHERN GENERAL (BS269) | C T Cheng | V | Slightly behind midfield. Dropped out passing the Rock. |
| 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 |