Race 1 (124)
MACPHERSON HANDICAP Rating:24-0 1235m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | COUNTRY JOY (BC087) | D Beadman | -- | Ran home stoutly from 9th at 450 M to reach 4th at 200 M. Swamped leaders near line to score. |
| 2 | 10 | VIVA ST PAUL'S (BH007) | C W Choi | -- | Mostly 2nd. Fought hard to level in straight and overhauled by winner but kept on strongly to line. |
| 3 | 4 | ENJOY ALL WAY (BE063) | B Marcus | -- | Attempted to make all. Worn down inside 100 M. Narrowly missed 2nd. |
| 4 | 2 | KEVPAL (BH027) | A S Cruz | -- | Settled 3rd. Shared 2nd early in straight but outpaced final stages. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 5 | 5 | BASIC LAW (BE001) | C H Yip | -- | Held 4th to top of straight. (Ducked out 200 M.) |
| 6 | 3 | HAPPY WINNER (BH021) | B Thomson | -- | Shared 4th three-wide at Rock. Dropped out from home bend. |
| 7 | 7 | TE AKAU KING (BE093) | W H Tse | -- | Never nearer than 6th. |
| 8 | 1 | MAGIC RUN (BD132) | R Thompson | -- | In last few throughout. |
| 9 | 9 | SUPER WIN II (BC068) | J Marshall | -- | Well back and wide throughout. |
| 10 | 6 | MONEY SPINNER (BG265) | K M So | -- | Missed start hopelessly. Last throughout. |
| 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 |