Race 2 (287)
CANAL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | SECRET OF WINNING (CK205) | B Prebble | TT | Tracked the leader, sitting to its outside, about 3 parts of a length back. Wound up fully approaching the 100 M and responded to heavy pressure to snatch victory close to home. |
| 2 | 4 | THUNDER FLASH (CG270) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Made the running along the rail. Challenged at the 100 M and fought on strongly to be narrowly beaten. |
| 3 | 1 | FLY HIGH (CH126) | O Doleuze | V | Prominently positioned, 1 off with cover. Chased gamely in the straight. |
| 4 | 9 | COMPACT YARN (CK377) | H W Lai | -- | Raced midfield 3 deep with cover. Ran on soundly. |
| 5 | 2 | HAPPEE GIFT (CH313) | D Beadman | XB/H | Raced on the speed, 3 deep without cover. Hung out on the circle, plodded to the line. |
| 6 | 3 | TYCOON TAYLOR (CH288) | Y T Cheng | B | Missed the start then was ridden along to go forward settling around midfield, 4 deep with cover. Worked home adequately in the straight. |
| 7 | 12 | TATTENHALL DELIGHT (CG068) | K L Chui | B | Slow to begin settling in last position, 1 off with cover. Made satisfactory ground through the field in the final stretch. |
| 8 | 10 | MIGHTY FEELING (CL025) | J Lloyd | TT1 | Took up a forward position, however proved difficult to settle when being steadied and was unable to obtain a position with cover, traveling 4-wide. Not likely. |
| 9 | 11 | JOLLY BIRD (CJ154) | W Pike | CP | Couldn't go the early speed of the race settling with the backmakers along the fence. Kept on somewhat one paced over the final stages. |
| 10 | 7 | RUGBY HEAVEN (CL086) | D Whyte | B1/TT1 | Travelled with the rear division, 2-wide with cover. Struggled in the straight. |
| 11 | 8 | WOODSTOCK (CL105) | G Cheyne | B1 | Showed some early speed to camp behind the leader along the fence. Faded quickly after turning for home. |
| 12 | 5 | WIN WIN (CK193) | K C Leung | TT- | Settled towards the rear, 3-wide with cover. Was a beaten horse near the 400 M. |
| 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 |