Race 1 (227)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | THE SYLPH (T055) | C Murray | SR/TT | Jumped well, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths back, same margin back on turn, no daylight early in straight, angled out near 250M, finished off strongly to score. |
| 2 | 5 | WONDERFUL TIGER (A235) | Z Purton | H/XB/TT | Away with them, raced 2 wide, 3 to 4 lengths back, there to turn, closed off well to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 11 | THE JOY OF GIVING (A249) | C Schofield | B | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide at rear, 6 to 7 lengths back, similar position on turn, blocked early in straight, finished off well when clear thereafter. |
| 4 | 8 | KWAICHUNG BROTHERS (A012) | N Callan | B/XB | Bumped on jumping, positioned on rail in midfield, 4 lengths back, same margin back on turn, finished off evenly in straight. |
| 5 | 9 | MY BLESSING (V164) | H T Mo | CP-/XB/B1/TT | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, 5 lengths back on turn, finished off evenly in straight. |
| 6 | 1 | GLORIAM (A223) | M Barzalona | B-/V1/TT | Taken back from gate 10, raced at rear, 6 to 7 lengths back, similar position on turn, blocked near 250M, shifted in thereafter and made some progress before racing tight final stages and not ridden out. |
| 7 | 12 | GOBI STORM (A101) | S De Sousa | PC-/H/V1/TT | Began well, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, led by 2 lengths at 400M, kept on well early in straight, headed near 100M then raced tight shortly thereafter, not able to be ridden out near the finish. |
| 8 | 6 | LAUGH OUT LOUD (P297) | U Rispoli | B | Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 3 wide on turn, made some headway early in straight, crowded near 150M, weakened thereafter. |
| 9 | 4 | HIDDEN SPIRIT (B130) | S Clipperton | -- | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear, 3 to 4 wide on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
| 10 | 10 | LUCKY STORM (B124) | A Badel | B/TT | Bumped shortly after start, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, peaked on turn, bumped early in straight, weakened thereafter. |
| 11 | 7 | MAGIC POWER (A236) | H N Wong | -- | Moderately away from gate 1, sat 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, easy run on turn, weakened early in straight. (Bled.) |
| 12 | 3 | BEST EFFORT (T220) | K Teetan | -- | Jumped well from a tricky gate, raced 3 wide better than midfield, no cover throughout, weakened on turn, eased early 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 |