Race 1 (518)
RIVER MERSEY HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | ARABICA (BS254) | Y T Cheng | B | Midfield. Improved steadily from 5th 800 M. Ran on when 3rd early straight to claim victory final 100 M. |
| 2 | 5 | INVENTOR (BP172) | S K Sit | B | Soon prominent. Disputed lead from the Rock. Gained clear advantage turning in. Kept on until headed 100 M. |
| 3 | 4 | WINWIN COMBINATION (BP340) | D Whyte | B | Always there. Held 3rd approaching the Rock. Kept on despite of being inconvenienced 200 M. (Lame.) |
| 4 | 10 | SMILEY WIN (CA005) | M W Leung | B/TT | Slowly away, towards rear. Made up good ground from 10th early straight. |
| 5 | 3 | SCHOLARSHIP (CB170) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped awkwardly, towards rear. Kept on steadily after turning in. |
| 6 | 9 | STERLING CHANCE (BP115) | E Legrix | V | Led or disputed lead to final turn. Found no extra. |
| 7 | 1 | SPEEDY CHAMPION (BT264) | S Dye | B | Midfield the best. |
| 8 | 11 | HANDSOME FORTUNE (CA009) | M Cahill | SR | Midfield. Unable to quicken in straight. |
| 9 | 6 | HEADING TO WIN (BM068) | F Coetzee | TT | Towards rear throughout. |
| 10 | 8 | WINNING MASCOT (BT105) | G Mosse | -- | In touch. Dropped back to be slightly better than midfield home bend. Made no show in straight. |
| 11 | 12 | FOR SZESZE (BT305) | H K Yim | B | Never a factor. |
| 12 | 7 | TWIN WIZARDS (CA205) | D Dunn | -- | 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 |