Race 1 (380)
SAPPHIRE HANDICAP Rating:30-6 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | WORLD STAR (BT141) | S Dye | -- | Towards rear early, soon picked up to be better than midfield. Ran on well in straight to take control 150 M. Won readily. |
| 2 | 4 | BOLD VICTORY (BS023) | D Harrison | -- | Prominent but difficult to settle, rider was unbalanced near 1200 M. Raced 4th along back straight. Ran on 300 M but unable to match speed with winner inside 150 M. |
| 3 | 9 | PROSPEROUS DYNASTY (BT026) | S K Sit | B | Around 9th to final turn. Made ground steadily to just miss 2nd. |
| 4 | 7 | HOLLYWOOD STAR (BS078) | R Fradd | -- | Midfield. Ran on well early straight but found no extra closing stages. |
| 5 | 12 | BASKETBALL WINNER (BT041) | D Whyte | B/TT | Towards rear. Raced awkwardly among runners 200 M. Ran on a bit after. |
| 6 | 14 | BEETLE (BT196) | K S Yu | H | Near rear. Made ground rounding home bend. Kept on in straight. |
| 7 | 1 | CLEAR MASTER (BT128) | S King | -- | Midfield from widest draw. Improved a bit passing 600 M. One-paced in straight. |
| 8 | 10 | ASCOT HERO (BP060) | F Coetzee | -- | Rear. Progressed rounding home bend and was widest turning in. Unable to quicken. |
| 9 | 5 | SINCERELY YOURS (BM225) | Y T Cheng | B | Prominent. Failed to hold place 200 M out. |
| 10 | 13 | SAINT TAK (BN198) | M Kinane | -- | Led field to passing 200 M. Faded. |
| 11 | 2 | MILLENNIUM LEGEND (BV246) | G Mosse | B | Prominent to 300 M. Weakened. |
| 12 | 11 | BIG TREASURE (BN164) | K C Tsang | B/H | Never a factor. |
| 13 | 3 | PERFECT CHOICE (BV326) | C H Tse | B | Jumped awkwardly. Remained in touch before dropping to midfield far side. Faded from 450 M. (Hung in throughout.) |
| 14 | 8 | MEGA-FIGHTER (BV080) | W M Lai | B | Started badly, behind midfield. Lost position when unbalanced stable bend. Never able to feature. |
| 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 |