Race 1 (770)
BALSAMINE HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | ACTUARIAT (V215) | Z Purton | V/TT | Ridden along before settling just outside the heels of the leader, gained upper hand 200 metres out. |
| 2 | 10 | CARRY TO WIN (V305) | J Moreira | B | Bumped at the start, settled in last few, made steady headway on the rail rounding home bend, switched out for a run early in straight, ran on well to claim 2nd late. |
| 3 | 1 | SHOWING CHARACTER (T289) | B Prebble | TT | Jumped well, shuffled back to forward of midfield on the rail about 3L off the pace, saved ground turning in, fought on steadily without threatening. |
| 4 | 9 | RUGBY DIAMOND (S432) | C Wong | B | Crowded losing ground at start settling 2-wide in midfield, similar position turning in, baulked 100 metres out, ran on steadily without threatening. |
| 5 | 2 | PEACE ON EARTH (S254) | H N Wong | B/TT | Settled in rear of midfield, became worse rounding home bend and widest runner turning in, ran on quite well to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 11 | KING'S STEED (S051) | W M Lai | B | Broke well, settled within 2L of pace in 3rd on the rail, came under pressure to challenge upon straightening, unable to sustain effort closing stages. |
| 7 | 4 | FIRST BEAUT (B022) | M L Yeung | CP/TT | Pressed forward from the widest draw, led on the rail until finding no extra 200 metres out. |
| 8 | 7 | PADDINGTON (A107) | K C Leung | B-/E-/TT | Ridden along for 2L 4th early stages, held position under pressure early on straight, unable to sustain effort inside the final 200 metres. |
| 9 | 8 | RICHCITY FORTUNE (V088) | M F Poon | H/XB/TT | Failed to muster settling in last few, hung in and did not find much room early in straight, kept on well. |
| 10 | 6 | IDYLLIC WIND (N139) | D Whyte | -- | Travelled wide without cover in midfield, similar turning for home, kept on before finding no extra closing stages. |
| 11 | 12 | SPICY DOUBLE (T393) | A Sanna | CP-/B2 | Settled at the back on the rail, kept on without quickening under pressure. |
| 12 | 5 | REGENCY HONEY (A059) | U Rispoli | V/TT | Gradually settled at the back after beginning from a wide draw, remained well behind turning in, made no impression in the run home. |
| 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 |