Race 2 (454)
LUARD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | LITTLE RAINFOREST (N101) | M Chadwick | TT | Went forward and led from the outside gate and strolled along at a genuine tempo on the fence. Increased its lead over the field midrace by a number of lengths and made every post a winner, scoring well. |
| 2 | 6 | BRILLIANT CHARIOT (CL242) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Parked 3 back the fence with cover. Peeled out into the clear on straightening and chased hard. |
| 3 | 2 | TRAVEL GUIDE (CK101) | K C Ng | B | Enjoyed a nice run in the race on the fence with cover, behind the speed. Shifted away from the rail to improve after the 700m, kept on soundly in the run home. |
| 4 | 5 | EASY AHEAD (CK212) | T H So | H/TT1 | Ridden along early but couldn't go the early speed of the race, settling third 1 off the fence no cover. Began to improve after the 800m, was one paced in the straight, tired late. |
| 5 | 8 | WIN IT (P032) | Z Purton | CP | Slow to begin, travelling behind midfield on the paint with cover. Finished off reasonably towards the inside. |
| 6 | 11 | RECORD HIGH (CK202) | Y T Cheng | B/SR | Camped 3 back, 2 deep with cover. Shifted out after the 700m, 3 deep to go forward. Finished off one paced in the final stretch. |
| 7 | 1 | HIGHEST ACCLAIM (N345) | B Prebble | -- | Taken back from a wide gate and travelled third at the rear, on the rails with cover. Came widest in the straight and made steady progress without threatening. |
| 8 | 12 | MEGA CASTLE (CL333) | W M Lai | B | Raced midfield, 2 deep with cover. Was dour in the run to the line. |
| 9 | 7 | CRAIG'S PRIDE (M274) | T Angland | B-/H | Taken back and settled in last position on the paint with cover. Failed to make any impression in the home stretch. |
| 10 | 3 | TARREGA (M322) | C Y Lui | H1 | Enjoyed all the favours travelling in second position on the fence with some cover. Faded in the straight after having every possible chance. |
| 11 | 4 | EASY GOLD (CL431) | T Clark | B/TT | Travelled worse than midfield 2 deep with cover. Made no impression in the run to the wire. |
| 12 | 9 | EVER INVINCIBLE (N057) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Settled with the backmakers, 1 off with cover. Struggled over the final 400m. |
| 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 |