Race 1 (308)
PATERSON HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | INVISIBLE (T418) | O Doleuze | -- | Settled in mid-division on the rails, angled out for a run on straightening, ran on well inside final 200 metres to just get up on line. |
| 2 | 2 | FOREVER FUN (S130) | S De Sousa | B/TT | Broke well from the widest gate, gradually crossed to the inside settling 1L back in 2nd in back straight, came to dispute the lead rounding home bend and hit the front entering straight, but couldn't hold off the winner late. |
| 3 | 5 | SIR JOHN (P344) | O Murphy | B/TT | Prominent in 3rd on rails, came under pressure upon straightening but failed to quicken to threaten. |
| 4 | 7 | TREASURE AND GOLD (V027) | J Moreira | H/TT | Broke well, travelled 3-wide in midfield far side, commenced run rounding home bend, kept on same pace under pressure. |
| 5 | 6 | OPTIMISM (S150) | N Callan | B/TT | Gradually shuffled back towards the rear on rails, in similar position entering home straight, produced good late impression closing stages. |
| 6 | 1 | RICHCITY FORTUNE (V088) | S Clipperton | B/XB/TT | Ridden early, settled 2L to 3L back in 4th, gained closer to reach 1L 3rd entering straight, unable to sustain effort in straight. |
| 7 | 11 | INTELLECTUAL GLIDE (S124) | M L Yeung | B | Waited with in rear, made up good late ground inside final 100 metres. |
| 8 | 9 | TELECOM BOOM (V144) | Z Purton | B2 | Settled at the back, made up some late ground inside final 200 metres. |
| 9 | 4 | GIDDY GIDDY (S367) | B Prebble | B/H/TT | Ridden positively from a wide draw, took up running on rails after straightening onto back straight, led the field until joined rounding home bend, headed into straight and weakened. |
| 10 | 10 | PERFECT SMART (S413) | M Chadwick | B/H/TT1 | Travelled in rear of midfield, made no impression in straight. |
| 11 | 8 | CHANS DELIGHT (P420) | K K Chiong | H/XB | Slowly away and wide throughout, soon recovered towards the rear of the field at the 1000 metre bend, gained closer to midfield along back straight, gave ground approaching home turn. |
| 12 | 12 | ABLE TALENT (S446) | K C Ng | H | Never seen with a chance in last few. |
| 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 |