Race 2 (152)
NIIGATA HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | SPEEDY SMARTIE (H108) | C L Chau | -- | Three wide in mid-field, smooth headway on bend, ridden top of home straight, strong run to lead close home. |
| 2 | 7 | ORIENTAL SURPRISE (K028) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Shifted in and bumped out of stall, settled in mid-field, good headway on bend and soon ridden, stayed on and bumped close home. |
| 3 | 4 | HAPPY HORSE (H061) | P N Wong | H/P/TT | Shifted out and bumped at start, prominent, good progress to lead 200m out, bumped close home and lost second. |
| 4 | 2 | ALWAYS MY FOLKS (J345) | K Teetan | CP-/B1 | Pressed leader, ridden and briefly tight for room top of home straight, bumped close home and lost third. |
| 5 | 11 | GLORIOUS EXPERT (J028) | H Bentley | -- | Waited with in rear from high draw, clear run final 250m, stayed on well but no threat to leaders. |
| 6 | 9 | MODEST GENTLEMAN (G352) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Rail position in rear of mid-field, headway from top of home straight, unable to reach leaders. |
| 7 | 12 | EVER SMART (J179) | H Doyle | B1/TT | Impeded leaving stalls and lost ground, held up last, keen early, shifted in and bumped 200m out, some late gains. |
| 8 | 5 | SANTORINI (J076) | M L Yeung | B-/PC1/TT1 | Crowded leaving stalls, rail position in mid-field, lacked pace to hold position from top of home straight, faded final 100m. |
| 9 | 8 | CAMP FIRE (J259) | L Ferraris | SR/CP1/TT | Across from wide draw to lead, pressed in front, headed 200m out and soon dropped away quickly. |
| 10 | 6 | DRAGON SUNRISE (J269) | K De Melo | CP | Outpaced in rear, crowded and lost balance 600m out, still in rear 300m out, no impression. |
| 11 | 10 | HAPPY TANGO (D075) | Y L Chung | B | Waited with towards rear, bumped and hampered 250m out, short of room final 100m and eased off. |
| 12 | 3 | DIVINE MOONLIGHT (K119) | E C W Wong | B | Shifted in and bumped out of stall, widest throughout, struggled to hold position from 300m out, eased off. |
| 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 |