Race 1 (239)
WATERLOO HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | CHAIN WIN (CJ315) | J Lloyd | H/TT | Quickly into stride, enjoyed an uncontested lead and opened up a 1-1/2L gap inside 300 M, kept on stoutly to the line and was never seriously challenged. |
| 2 | 4 | GALLANT HUSSAR (CJ017) | G Cheyne | CP-/B2 | Slowly away then improved to a midfield position along the inside, ran on strongly final 150 M to take 2nd but made little impression on the winner. |
| 3 | 8 | KING'S CHOICE (CG040) | H W Lai | -- | Chased the pace along the inside fence, couldn't close the gap on the runaway leader but kept on well for 3rd. |
| 4 | 12 | OPTIC KING (CE139) | S K Sit | SR/CP/TT | Broke well, held back to sit in midfield not far off leaders, into clear 300 M and plugged on for a non-threatening 4th. |
| 5 | 1 | JUST RIGHT (CH300) | K C Leung | SR | Up with the early pace but travelled 3-wide without cover throughout, driven 300 M and briefly threatened but found no extra in late stages. (Retired after race.) |
| 6 | 2 | SPICY FRUITY (CJ220) | Y T Cheng | -- | Assumed running in midfield after a sluggish start, checked and shuffled back approaching home turn, ran on final 300 M but couldn't get close to the leaders. |
| 7 | 7 | WING MASTER (CK258) | W Pike | P-/XB/B2/TT | Dropped back to last, had 5Ls to make up passing 400 M, ran on well down the outside and was the only horse that could make ground from off the pace. |
| 8 | 11 | PERFECT ATHLETE (CG276) | C W Wong | -- | Driven out early, tracked leader, had every chance turning in but run ended 200 M, no extra close home. |
| 9 | 10 | MOUNT SURPLUS (CH122) | B Prebble | -- | Even beak, couldn't shift in and was caught 4-wide without cover in midfield, lacked pace to challenge going into final 300 M, never dangerous. |
| 10 | 6 | XAVERIAN QUEST (CJ345) | M L Yeung | B1/TT | Standard jump then switched off the back, under pressure nearing 400 M but couldn't find much off the bridle. Never a factor. |
| 11 | 5 | HOT SUN (CJ005) | K L Chui | -- | Slow to begin and raced 3-wide behind midfield 5Ls off the pace, never picked up and remained one-paced throughout. |
| 12 | 3 | FLYING SPRINTER (CD021) | B Doyle | B/SR | Jumped well from the widest barrier but couldn't muster speed early, shuffled back to a rearward spot 4-wide making the home turn, outpaced from 400 M and beaten. |
| 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 |