Race 1 (390)
TAI O HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | LUCKY GUEST (BN051) | K C Tsang | V/TT | Slightly better than midfield. Sustained effort in straight to take over 50 M out. |
| 2 | 9 | GOOD CONNECTION (BM224) | G Mosse | -- | Midfield or behind. Made good progress 600 M out to be 2nd final turn. Took advantage inside 250 M until headed 50 M out. Kept on. |
| 3 | 2 | MR BRINKER (BN158) | F Coetzee | B | Slowly away, was last before improving from outside far side to be in touch home bend. Came to challenge passing 200 M but effort not sustained. |
| 4 | 4 | PROSPEROUS DYNASTY (BT026) | S K Sit | B | Slowly away, towards rear. Gradual progress from 600 M and was wide turning in. Made up good ground final 200 M for a distant 4th. |
| 5 | 12 | POPULAR ACCLAIM (BP258) | D Harrison | B/TT | Behind midfield. Ran on a bit final 250 M. |
| 6 | 6 | KING COBRA (BT202) | E Legrix | B1 | In touch. Dropped back a bit from 600 M. Kept on same pace in straight. |
| 7 | 10 | DEVOTEE (BP024) | K H Yu | -- | Midfield. Ran on early straight to be 4th passing 200 M. Found no extra closing stages. |
| 8 | 8 | STARLIGHT SUPREME (BT262) | B Doyle | -- | Towards rear. Made up a little ground in straight. |
| 9 | 1 | CANADIAN CHAMP (BM070) | C T Cheng | B | Prominent to 450 M. Weakened soon after turning in. |
| 10 | 7 | WORD OF HONOUR (BS183) | W Woods | B | Slightly slowly away, pushed along to take lead from 1400 M. Was joined 1000 M before re-gaining advantage approaching the Rock. Faded out of contention when headed 250 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 11 | BEST WIN (BS095) | D Whyte | B/TT | Led early, then sat outside leader 1400 M. Joint lead 1000 M until 700 M. Was 2nd until failing to hold place final turn. (Hung in.) |
| 12 | 5 | QUI VIVRA VERRA (BP143) | Y T Cheng | -- | Midfield or better. Dropped back passing the Rock. |
| 13 | 3 | SPEEDY FORWARD (BT181) | A Munro | B/TT | Never a factor. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 14 | 13 | SNIP POUR ROI (BL020) | D Boeuf | -- | Slightly better than midfield. Dropped out from half-way. |
| 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 |