Race 1 (374)
SAPPHIRE HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | FAIRWAY FINDER (BV021) | G Mosse | B/TT | Jumped well and took lead to 450 M. Held 2nd before regaining advantage passing 200 M. Won going away. |
| 2 | 1 | HK ISLAND VICTORY (CC290) | D Whyte | -- | Held 3rd and no more than 1L behind lead before taking over approaching 400 M. Maintained slender advantage until headed passing 200 M. Failed to match speed thereafter. |
| 3 | 8 | SMILEY WIN (CA005) | C Williams | -- | Slowly away, near rear. Ran on from outside inside 150 M for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 3 | TOP OF THE CROWN (CB033) | T Mundry | V | Gradually moved up from midfield to be 4th or 5th far side. Kept on without quickening in straight. |
| 5 | 11 | WATCH KING (CC023) | S Dye | -- | Behind midfield. Made some minor progress rounding home bend to be 5th final turn. One-paced. |
| 6 | 12 | TIM'S TONIC (BV324) | Y T Cheng | -- | Towards rear. Recovered some ground from 400 M but never able quicken to challenge. |
| 7 | 4 | BACK SEAT DRIVER (CA011) | W Smith | B-/V1 | Slowly away, last to final turn. Ran on a bit closing stages. |
| 8 | 7 | ASIA STAR (CA264) | D Dunn | B/TT | Behind midfield. Checked at 400 M and steadied for a run on straightening. No progress. |
| 9 | 2 | MR PRESIDENT (CA178) | C K Tong | SR | Settled towards rear on inside. Never in contention. |
| 10 | 9 | QUEEN'S GLORY (CC087) | R Fradd | B | In touch. Gained 3rd final turn. Kept on until weakening 100 M out. |
| 11 | 10 | PRETTY PRETTY (CB459) | W M Lai | H | Prominent to 350 M. Faded. |
| 12 | 6 | SUPERIOR TITLE (BT053) | M W Leung | B1 | Midfield to halfway. Dropped out. (Bled.) |
| 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 |