Race 1 (094)
BIRCH HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | WINASWEWISH (T385) | J Moreira | TT | Moderate start, settled in rear of midfield on rails, angled out for a run entering home straight, ran on well to claim narrow victory under pressure. |
| 2 | 6 | SAFARI MAGIC (N166) | B Prebble | CP/XB/TT | Began well, settled in 6th in forward of midfield on rails, quickened well under pressure to hold every chance inside final 200 metres but unable to peg back the winner throughout closing stages. |
| 3 | 5 | SPICY DOUBLE (T393) | Z Purton | B1 | Settled in last few, came to challenge under pressure turning in, switched in and ran on well down inside of straight to snatch 3rd late. |
| 4 | 12 | HIGH SPEED METRO (P293) | K C Leung | -- | Taken back from a wide gate, trailed the field to straight, finished off race well despite having had to switch off heels 200 metres out. |
| 5 | 10 | PRECIOUS GEM (S097) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Niggled along early stages, settled 2L back in 5th after straightening onto far side, in similar position turning for home, hung in a difficult ride in the run home. |
| 6 | 4 | SILVER GATSBY (T161) | D Whyte | CP/TT | Began well from a wide gate, worked forward 3-wide around stables bend to reach 1L back in 3rd far side, made short-lived effort to join the leader 300 metres out, faded out of contention inside final 200 metres. |
| 7 | 3 | COMMANDANT (P286) | O Doleuze | B-/PC2/TT | Niggled along, travelled mainly one back on rails in 4th, dropped out tamely in straight. |
| 8 | 9 | GLORY SUNSHINE (S313) | H N Wong | CP/TT | Made running to straight, found no extra under pressure when headed 200 metres out. |
| 9 | 7 | MI SAVVY BOY (S381) | C Schofield | B/E | Taken back for cover, travelled just worse than midfield, came under strong pressure rounding home bend, very wide turning in, ran home one-paced. (Questioned for disappointing performance) |
| 10 | 11 | RACINGFORPLEASURE (T231) | K K Chiong | B/H | Jumped fairly, raced wide in prominent position before tightened and shifted backward to midfield coming onto stables bend, in similar position when carried wider entering home straight, found no extra. |
| 11 | 2 | AMBITIOUS SPEEDY (T063) | H W Lai | E/V | Settled in last few, came under pressure rounding home bend, found nothing. |
| 12 | 8 | HAPPY CENTURY (T042) | N Callan | B/TT | Pressed forward from the widest gate to settle in 2nd outside the leader, came under pressure to hold place rounding home bend, folded up quickly after straightening. |
| 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 |