Race 1 (029)
CHICAGO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | STARLIGHT (V273) | M F Poon | -- | Jumped well, settled in 4th 2-wide within 3L of pace, commenced move entering straight, hit the front under pressure inside the 200 metres, won readily. |
| 2 | 1 | SMART BOY (V076) | Z Purton | -- | Settled in rear of midfield in 5th on the rail, shifted out for a run upon straightening, made moderate headway under pressure without threatening the winner. |
| 3 | 3 | NEVER BETTER (T140) | U Rispoli | PC | Moderate start, trailed the field most of way to the home bend, ran on quite well down the centre of the straight but without threatening. |
| 4 | 6 | PADDINGTON (A107) | J Moreira | TT1 | Began fairly, settled one back in 3rd on the rail, went off the rail turning in but soon shifted back in and faded gradually under pressure. |
| 5 | 4 | NOBLE DE BOY (T373) | M Chadwick | B-/TT- | Well back, widest into the straight, fought on steadily in the centre of the track. |
| 6 | 7 | WINFULL PATROL (P063) | H N Wong | V | Broke well from the widest gate to quickly take up running on the rail passing the 1000 metres, led the field until weakened under pressure inside the final 200 metres. |
| 7 | 8 | HAPPY FIERY DRAGON (V108) | C Y Ho | H/XB/TT | Pressed forward from a middle gate, settled just off the lead, weakened under pressure upon straightening. |
| 8 | 5 | SECRET AGENT (P388) | O Doleuze | B | Settled behind midfield in 6th, in similar position entering home straight, found nothing. |
| 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 |