Race 1 (471)
HYDERABAD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | RIDE ON THE FIRE (M137) | T Clark | TT | Led or disputed lead throughout, kicked 1L clear briefly shortly after straightening, just prevailed in a 3-way finish. |
| 2 | 9 | SECRET OF WINNING (CK205) | D Whyte | H/TT | Began well from a wide draw, soon taken back to race 3-wide in forward of midfield, ran on well inside final 200 to fail by the narrowest of margins. |
| 3 | 4 | GOLD EDITION (N048) | G Mosse | H | Disputed lead throughout, fought on doggedly under pressure to lose out in the bobbing of heads. |
| 4 | 3 | BET ON ME (CK376) | C K Tong | TT | Never far off, settled one-out-one-back far side, lost position rounding home bend, renewed effort on straightening to do best work late. |
| 5 | 2 | SUPREME TAIJI (CL065) | U Rispoli | P-/H/B2/TT | Slightly low out, soon picked up on rails to hold 5th about 2L off the speed, steadied passing 600 M, came closer on straightening but ran home one-paced. |
| 6 | 11 | VICTORY GENERAL (CL396) | K C Leung | V/XB | Settled in midfield, steadied for one stride 500 M out, similar turning in, tight between runners inside 200 M, finished off race nicely. |
| 7 | 1 | EVER BEAUTY (CJ161) | Z Purton | XB | Began fairly, settled 3 wide just behind leaders, dropped out tamely inside final 200 M. |
| 8 | 5 | PURE FORCE (M298) | N Callan | SR | Began moderately, settled in last few, never nearer. |
| 9 | 10 | SUPER BROTHER (M299) | A Suborics | B | Began moderately, raced in rear of midfield on rails despite niggled along, saved ground turning in, baulked for a run early in straight. |
| 10 | 7 | DIAMOND ANGEL (M212) | B Prebble | TT | Always well back, never seen with a chance. |
| 11 | 8 | GAIN MORE (M395) | H W Lai | B1 | Raced wide in last few, made no impression in straight. |
| 12 | 12 | FIVE STARS HOTEL (M269) | J Lloyd | -- | Drawn widest, began with others, soon drifted back to last few, remained wide and well behind 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 |