Race 1 (340)
MURRAY HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | DAILY BEAUTY (D070) | C Y Ho | V | Out in line, raced 2 wide behind midfield early, commenced move after entering the back straight, took the lead 700M, 3 wide on turn, kept on well in straight to hold off the challengers. |
| 2 | 12 | SMILING FACE (D192) | L Hewitson | B/SR2/TT | Slightly slow out, raced 2 wide towards rear early, moved closer after passing 800M, positioned 4 wide, 2 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin. |
| 3 | 4 | GLORIOUS LOVER (D191) | K Teetan | B | Jumped with them, raced at rear on the inside, 4 lengths or so back on turn, closed off well to take a place. |
| 4 | 9 | FORTUNE MASTER (D371) | Z Purton | B/XB/TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, 3 wide from 700M, closer on turn, hard ridden and pressed leaders from 250M, no extra final 50M. |
| 5 | 3 | CONCERTO (E176) | S De Sousa | XB/TT | Moderately away, raced 2 wide in midfield, commenced move 850M, raced 4 wide, a length or so back on turn, finished off evenly. (Bled.) |
| 6 | 1 | DAZZLING FELLOW (G058) | H Bowman | B/XB | Shifted in at start and made contact, positioned 1 out 1 back, similar position on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 7 | 7 | HANG'S CHOICE (E311) | M F Poon | B/TT | Moderately away from gate 12, raced better than midfield on the outside early, moved closer on the 1st turn, 2nd in the middle stages, peaked early in straight, weakened final 50M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 8 | SPLENDID STAR (G026) | M L Yeung | V- | Bumped start, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground to turn, angled out early in straight, finished off evenly. |
| 9 | 11 | SHENRON (E284) | C L Chau | PC-/XB/V1 | Jumped well from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead, headed 700M, 1/4L back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 100M. |
| 10 | 6 | TSUEN WAN GLORY (E403) | L Ferraris | H/TT | Away well, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final 100M. |
| 11 | 10 | GOLDEN FOUR (B225) | L Currie | -- | Taken back from gate 10, raced at rear on the outside, 4 lengths or so back on turn, very wide turning in, showed nothing in straight. |
| 12 | 2 | BLUSTITCH (G290) | A Badel | B/TT | Crowded start, raced behind midfield on the inside, 2 wide on turn, very wide into straight, peaked early in straight, weakened and eased final furlong. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 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 |