Race 2 (533)
MA TAU WAI HANDICAP Rating:60-40 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | SHARPEN BRIGHT (H276) | K Teetan | CP-/XB- | Broke well before settling just worse than midfield, commenced move passing the 600 metres and the widest rounding home bend, sustained effort in straight to snatch victory close to home. |
| 2 | 4 | REACH GOAL (G067) | H Bentley | TT | Settled well behind from the widest draw and waited with, commenced move leaving the 800 metres joining race leaders 3-wide 450 metres out, hit the front shortly after straightening only to be caught close to home. |
| 3 | 6 | WINNING STEPS (G420) | M F Poon | H/PC | Settled in last few, commenced move rounding home bend, one of the widest onto final turn, ran on well under pressure down the centre of the track. |
| 4 | 3 | PRECISE EXPRESS (D198) | A Atzeni | H | Settled in worse than midfield on rail, saved ground turning in for home, ran on steadily under pressure without threatening. |
| 5 | 2 | PEGASUS GENERAL (G189) | H Bowman | V | Began well before settling in better than midfield in 5th or 4th on rail, came to challenge under pressure on top of home bend, fought on steadily without threatening. |
| 6 | 12 | FLYING SILVER (E478) | B Avdulla | TT | Settled towards rear, saved ground making final turn, obtained run shortly after straightening and ran on steadily, never nearer. |
| 7 | 1 | ROMANTIC FANTASY (H168) | A Badel | B/TT | Soon took up running narrowly, obtained rails run in front passing the 1600 metres before steadying up the pace, led until joined 500 metres out and headed on straightening, soon faded under pressure. |
| 8 | 8 | PALACE PAL (G172) | Z Purton | V | Amongst leaders early, taken back to joint 4th some 2L back first bend, shifted further back to 6th in midfield with one lap to go, renewed effort 600 metres out, fought on steadily under pressure without threatening. |
| 9 | 9 | RUNNING AHEAD (G313) | C L Chau | -- | Began well from the one draw sharing early pace, taken one back on rail passing the 1600 metres, renewed effort home bend to re-join race leader into straight, found no extra after straightening. |
| 10 | 7 | LITTLE FAIRY (H206) | A Hamelin | V | Travelled wide without cover in midfield, improved to 1L 2nd rounding stables bend, came to join race leader over 500 metres out hitting front briefly upon straightening, folded up quickly. |
| 11 | 10 | JUBILATION (G029) | M L Yeung | V | Soon dropped well behind, never seen with a chance. |
| 12 | 11 | SUNNY BABY (E166) | L Hewitson | -- | Pressed forward from a poor draw, taken back to 3rd for cover entering home straight the first time becoming 4th shortly after, found nothing under pressure inside final 550 metres. |
| 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 |