Race 1 (648)
HO CHUNG RIVER HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | RUGBY DIAMOND (S432) | Z Purton | CP-/H-/B1 | Not the best to jump but soon took up running on rails, set a steady pace for narrow lead to straight before drawing clear under pressure upon straightening. |
| 2 | 12 | KING ON EARTH (CL251) | H W Lai | SR | Began nicely from the one draw settling one back on rails just behind the eventual winner, failed to quicken to challenge after straightening. |
| 3 | 3 | SPEEDY WALLY (T002) | O Doleuze | CP- | Sluggish early stages, trailed the field to straight, finished off race strongly near the centre of the track, did best work late over an apparently insufficient trip. |
| 4 | 10 | OPTIMISM (S150) | J Moreira | B/TT | Began from the widest gate, soon obtained inside run towards the rear hugging the rails turning in, made modest headway under pressure but never threatening. |
| 5 | 8 | RAY OF GOLD (N443) | C Schofield | B | Waited with, saved ground on inside turning in, fought on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 2 | DUTCH WINDMILL (T288) | N Rawiller | TT | Jumped fairly, settled just worse than midfield on rails, saved ground on rails around home bend and into straight, kept on well to finish. |
| 7 | 4 | FOREVER FUN (S130) | K K Chiong | B/TT | Jumped only fairly from a wide gate, worked his way up early in back straight to join the leaders 4-wide up the Rock, bumped and unbalanced for a stride when a 1L 2nd upon straightening, never recovered. |
| 8 | 1 | KING'S STEED (S051) | D Whyte | TT | Moderate start, soon ridden to rear of midfield within 3L of pace, slightly lost position rounding home bend, one-paced under pressure in the run home. |
| 9 | 11 | FOTOGENIC (S114) | K C Leung | H/TT | Raced wide in a prominent position, took closer order to share 2nd passing the 800 metres, dropped back to 3rd coming onto home bend, kept on under pressure before fading close to home. |
| 10 | 6 | CHANS DELIGHT (P420) | O Bosson | H/XB | Began fairly and ridden along, steadied back to 4-wide in 6th down back straight, lost position turning in, no further impression thereafter. |
| 11 | 7 | HEAVENLY MASTERS (V006) | M Chadwick | CP-/B1/TT | Jumped fairly, prominent to home bend, faded under pressure into straight. (Lame next day and blood in trachea) |
| 12 | 5 | NOBLE BUDDIES (T356) | G Lerena | B/XB2/TT | Pressed on to race wide in rear of midfield, remained similar to home bend when coming under pressure, folded up quickly after straightening. |
| 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 |