Race 1 (432)
LAI KING HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | WINWIN COMBINATION (BP340) | A Marcus | B | Midfield. Ran on well from 5th early straight to claim victory close home. |
| 2 | 1 | TAR 'N' FEATHER (CA377) | D Dunn | SR | Soon led, still holding 2Ls advantages 200 M. Kept on but was caught close home. |
| 3 | 6 | HEADING TO WIN (BM068) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Always there. Kept on without quickening in straight. |
| 4 | 3 | HAPPY ECLIPSE (BV188) | D Whyte | B/TT | Slightly better than midfield. One-paced. |
| 5 | 4 | TOP QUALITY (BT212) | W C Marwing | B | Behind midfield. Made up some ground final 200 M. |
| 6 | 2 | FORTUNE MAPLE (CA385) | Y T Cheng | -- | Mainly 9th to straight. Moderate progress. |
| 7 | 11 | HANDSOME FORTUNE (CA009) | M Cahill | V | Soon sat outside leader until weakening out of contention final 100 M. |
| 8 | 7 | ARROWMINT (BN011) | M Kinane | B | 2nd last to final turn. Made some progress in straight. |
| 9 | 9 | SPOT ON (BT237) | Hammer-Hansen | -- | Jumped well and was prominent briefly before dropping back to midfield. Weakened from 400 M when racing wide. |
| 10 | 8 | SMILEY WIN (CA005) | S Dye | B/TT1 | Slowly away, never a factor. |
| 11 | 12 | GRANDSTAND (BP286) | K S Yu | B | Slightly slowly away. Made no show. |
| 12 | 5 | SAI KUNG STAR (BP299) | M W Leung | B/TT | Prominent to final turn. Weakened. |
| 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 |