Race 1 (294)
CLEVELAND HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | OBVIOUSLY (CG085) | D Whyte | -- | Settled just behind pace on rails. Shifted out for a run upon straightening. Took charge over 150 M out. Won readily. |
| 2 | 3 | KEEN FLYER (CB330) | F Coetzee | TT | Broke well. Held slender lead most of way until headed over 150 M out. Plugged on under pressure for 2nd. |
| 3 | 8 | HURRAY HURRAY (CH010) | H K Yim | -- | Settled on rails behind midfield. Improving well when hampered passing 200 M. Sustained good progress to the line. |
| 4 | 9 | MILLION CHASE (CD132) | W M Lai | B | Raced 3-wide in rear of midfield. Ran on steadily under pressure inside final 200 M without threatening. |
| 5 | 10 | MASTER YING (CB249) | K S Yu | B- | Settled on rails in forward of midfield. In 5th within 3Ls of pace turning in. Kept on steadily down inner of straight without quickening. |
| 6 | 12 | RACING SPIRIT (CE105) | C K Tong | B/TT | Travelled in just worse than midfield. Jostled between runners upon straightening. Hampered again 200 M out before making some late impression closing stages. |
| 7 | 7 | CHAMPION PIONEER (CG305) | M Nunes | -- | Raced in third last and well detached from main bunch. Finished off race well inside final 200 M. |
| 8 | 6 | CARE FREE MIDAS (CH053) | Y T Cheng | -- | Gradually moved up far side to reach 6th in better than midfield position. Midfield rounding home bend and turning in. One-paced when hampered about 200 M out. |
| 9 | 1 | VICTORY WARRIOR (CA338) | P H Lo | CP | Began fairly. Ridden from widest draw to contest lead far side racing wide throughout. Drew level coming out of back straight but slided back to race 1 out 1 back in 4th into straight. Soon dropped out. |
| 10 | 5 | DRAGON HORSE (CB131) | O Doleuze | V | With leaders. Disputed lead into straight. Weakened under pressure 300 M out. (Bled.) |
| 11 | 4 | MOSHI MOSHI (CG255) | C Soumillon | -- | Always well behind. Never seen with a chance. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 2 | BOLD CHAMPION (CG127) | M W Leung | B/TT1 | Always struggling 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 |