Race 1 (085)
BIRCH HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | BEST JADE TRIUMPH (P070) | B Prebble | CP/H | Broke well, settled just worse than midfield in 6th on rails, in similar position but became 5th midway down far side, saved ground turning in, obtained a clear run 250 metres out, quickened well to lead inside the 200 metres. |
| 2 | 5 | GALAXY PRANCER (N389) | G Mosse | TT | Taken back from the widest gate, waited with, came to challenge under pressure and went widest into straight, ran on well to miss narrowly. |
| 3 | 4 | CALIFORNIA CHERISH (T101) | J Moreira | B/TT | Minor interference at start, settled in last few one off the rails, commenced run approaching home turn and wide turning in, finished off race nicely. |
| 4 | 2 | ADDOLE (S056) | C Y Ho | TT | Broke well settling just over 2L back on rails in 4th before becoming 3rd far side, came under pressure entering straight, fought on steadily without quickening. |
| 5 | 1 | SUGAR CITY (P228) | D Whyte | XB | Slightly slow out, settled towards the rear on rails, baulked and forced to switch for a run upon straightening, ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 3 | OSCAR MIRACLE (P431) | N Callan | TT | Moderate start from a poor gate, worked his way forward before settling one off the rails in 2nd, hit the front from tiring leader momentarily upon straightening, soon weakened under pressure. |
| 7 | 8 | MISTER MARC (P316) | H N Wong | H | Ridden early, shared the pace on rails before kicking just over 1L clear, gave ground soon after straightening. |
| 8 | 7 | WATCH KING (S116) | K C Leung | B/TT | Niggled along from a poor draw to keep up with the pace early, settling in midfield from over 1000 metres out, dropped away steadily from home bend. |
| 9 | 10 | JET SET DRAGON (S384) | T H So | B-/H | Jumped well from the middle draw, amongst leaders while crossing to rails before settling 2-wide 2L back in 4th far side, dropped away quickly from the 400 metres. |
| 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 |