Race 1 (517)
SHAKESPEAR HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Yielding
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | JOYFUL MASTER (CA289) | W M Lai | B/H | Led briefly early, then remained 2nd before regaining advantage 200 M. Held on to the line. |
| 2 | 3 | TANAHMERAH (CC051) | D Whyte | V1 | Mainly 5th to straight. Ran on steadily to take 2nd close home. |
| 3 | 6 | CAPITAL GAIN (CB344) | O Doleuze | V- | In touch. Remained in similar while being checked 800 M. Kept on without threatening in straight. |
| 4 | 1 | MY PARTNER (CB449) | G Mosse | -- | Soon led, with 1-1/2L advantage final turn. One-paced when headed 200 M. |
| 5 | 11 | FAIRWAY FINDER (BV021) | K T Yeung | B/TT | In touch. Kept on until finding no extra closing stages. |
| 6 | 8 | WISDOM EXPRESS (CB377) | Y T Cheng | B | Towards rear. Gradually recovered some ground to be just behind midfield home turn. One-paced. |
| 7 | 4 | HORACE'S HORSE (CB043) | A Marcus | B2 | Slightly better than midfield from widest draw. Unable to quicken in straight. |
| 8 | 10 | MONEY (BV153) | S K Sit | B | Was last when checked soon after start. Recovered a little ground far side and was 8th turning in. No more improvement. |
| 9 | 2 | SOLAR (CC198) | G Schofield | -- | Slowly away, towards rear. Widest final turn and was soon steadied. No progress. |
| 10 | 7 | HAPPY DRAGON (CC014) | M Cahill | -- | Never able to quicken. |
| 11 | 9 | SHANTOU TREASURE (CB430) | C Williams | -- | Near rear throughout. |
| 12 | 12 | PERFECT SPORT (BN133) | H K Yim | B | In touch briefly soon after start. Dropped back steadily. |
| 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 |