Race 1 (684)
BIRCH HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1200m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | BLESS US ALL (CK086) | K C Leung | B | Towards rear when hampered at 1000 M bend, remained well behind to straight, saved ground turning in, responded well inside final 200 M to assert authority final stages. |
| 2 | 3 | SEIZE THE DAY (CJ152) | W C Marwing | B | Never far off, fought on steadily in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 6 | FASCINATING SMILE (CK335) | B Prebble | B | Began well from a wide draw, soon took up running out wide down far side, obtained rails run coming onto home bend, kicked 2L clear upon straightening, unable to sustain effort and swamped 50 M out. |
| 4 | 11 | CRIMSON (N025) | M Du Plessis | B/TT | Settled in midfield, came under pressure rounding home bend, produced good late impression. |
| 5 | 10 | ASMODAI (M101) | Z Purton | B/SR | Began from the widest gate, soon worked to prominent positions but remained wide without cover far side, one back in 2nd turning in, kept on until overhauled final 100 M. |
| 6 | 1 | CAGA SPIRIT (CK287) | T Clark | SR-/CP-/B2 | Raced behind midfield, baulked briefly entering straight, produced some late impression. |
| 7 | 8 | LINKED WIN (CL042) | M L Yeung | B | Began moderately, trailed the field to straight, found no room in straight until after 100 M, finished off nicely. |
| 8 | 5 | EASY TRACK (N039) | A Suborics | B1/TT | Began fairly, soon dropped to midfield on rails, briefly baulked 200 M out, ran home one-paced. |
| 9 | 12 | WORLD WAY (CL202) | W Pike | B | Failed to muster early, remained well behind, only ran past well-beaten horses closing stages. |
| 10 | 4 | BINGO BINGO (CL196) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Raced wide behind midfield, similar turning in, ran home one-paced. (Questioned for disappointing performance.) |
| 11 | 9 | HEY HA MASTER (CL208) | T H So | CP/TT | Began fairly, raced keenly on heels of leader rounding 1000 M bend, settled in 5th some 2 to 3L back down far side, saved ground turning for home, gradually faded. |
| 12 | 2 | GOLDEN INSIGHT (M180) | C K Tong | -- | Broke well to lead early, settled just off the speed on rails, dropped away quickly from home bend. (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 |