Race 1 (439)
HANG SENG HANDICAP Rating:88-64 975m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | GINTS TO WIN (BJ081) | A S Cruz | -- | Disputed 2nd position to the 400 M. Stayed on final 200 M to gain the upper hand closing stages. |
| 2 | 5 | SPLENDID (BK074) | J Marshall | -- | Mainly in 4th position. Hard ridden final 200 M. Raced tightly closing stages but stayed on for 2nd. |
| 3 | 3 | MORNING PATROL (BB150) | M Clarke | -- | Attempted to make all. Headed closing stages. |
| 4 | 2 | DASHING DRAGON (BH184) | F Coetzee | -- | Disputed 2nd to the 400 M. Kept on steadily under pressure in the straight until closing stages where he stumbled. |
| 5 | 4 | AERAS (BJ129) | K H Ting | -- | Mainly in 6th position early. Improved to 5th approaching the 400 M. Kept on final 200 M. |
| 6 | 7 | GOODIE-GOODIE (BL116) | C W Choi | -- | Towards the rear and made some progress under pressure in the straight. |
| 7 | 8 | MR ZILLIONAIRE (BL185) | B Marcus | -- | Towards the rear and made some progress under pressure in the straight. |
| 8 | 1 | DRAWING AWAY (BG337) | E Legrix | -- | Close up early. Dropped back to dispute 6th position to the 400 M. Kept on under pressure in the straight. |
| 9 | 9 | ECHO (BG285) | T Kwok | -- | Close up early. Gradually dropped back after passing the 600 M. Faded badly final 200 M. |
| 10 | 10 | COLOURFUL WORLD (BK135) | C K Tse | -- | Tailed off throughout. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |