Race 1 (751)
THE KING HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | NATURAL FLAME (CK016) | J McDonald | B | Broke well, close up early, gradually settled in 6th on rails about 3L off the lead, in similar forward of midfield position turning in, quickened to hit front inside final 100 M. |
| 2 | 2 | DYNAMIC CROSS (CL426) | K C Leung | B | Settled in midfield, soon came to challenge upon straightening, ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 6 | FULL VERSION (CL348) | Z Purton | B/SR1/TT1 | Slow out, given reminders early, picked up along rails to midfield entering back straight, switched out for a run turning for home, finished off race well. |
| 4 | 4 | FASCINATING SMILE (CK335) | B Prebble | B | Began well to lead early, ceded advantage 800 M out to settle one back on rails, hit the front again briefly 200 M, soon swamped. |
| 5 | 11 | JUST GOOD (CL133) | W Pike | H | Missed the break, remained well behind to straight, saved ground turning in, finished off race well. |
| 6 | 10 | DAILY DOUBLE (CK043) | C K Tong | B2 | Soon dropped to last, trailed the field to straight, ran on past well-beaten horses. |
| 7 | 8 | MEGABUCKS (CJ301) | H W Lai | V | Raced wide in prominent position, similar around the bend and into straight, soon weakened under pressure. |
| 8 | 3 | VIVA DOLPHIN (M071) | M Zahra | TT | Began from a poor draw, travelled wide just worse than midfield, carried wider and lost position entering home straight, never recovered. |
| 9 | 12 | FORTUNE BUNNY (CL310) | K C Ng | B/TT1 | Settled in prominent 5th, faded steadily under pressure. |
| 10 | 5 | BARCELONA TOO (N093) | T Clark | B | Ridden along, disputed lead from over 800 M out, gained one length advantage briefly 500 M out, soon headed over 200 M out. |
| 11 | 7 | HEXAGON (CL121) | M L Yeung | H/P/TT | Always in last few. |
| 12 | 9 | ASMODAI (M101) | T H So | B/SR | Began from a wide draw, worked to lead passing 800 M, headed 500 M out, folded up quickly in straight. |
| 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 |