Race 1 (671)
HO CHUNG RIVER HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1650m Happy Valley Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | PLANET GIANT (T295) | K C Leung | -- | Driven to join the leader early, took up narrow running on the rail passing the 1000 metres, driven clear inside the final 200 metres. |
| 2 | 1 | BORN TO RACE (T383) | C Y Ho | TT | Ridden early, settled one back in 3rd on the rail, became 4th one out passing the 1000 metres, commenced move to reach 2nd entering straight, unable to sustain effort inside the final 200 metres. |
| 3 | 3 | AEROLUMINANCE (V213) | Z Purton | B2/TT | Settled in last few, commenced move out wide rounding home bend, ran on steadily without threatening. |
| 4 | 7 | SPICY DOUBLE (T393) | J Moreira | -- | Ridden positively from a wide gate, settled in forward of midfield 2-wide approaching the 1000 metre bend, switched onto the rail for a run early in straight, failed to quicken under pressure. |
| 5 | 10 | KING OF SMARTS (S176) | K K Chiong | PC/XB/TT | Broke well from a poor draw, led briefly on the rail coming onto stables bend, ceded advantage for cover in 3rd turning into back straight, gradually faded under pressure from a similar position into home straight. |
| 6 | 5 | HIGH SPEED METRO (P293) | N Callan | CP | Taken back from a wide gate, circled the field rounding home bend, widest runner turning in, fought on dourly under pressure down the centre of the track. |
| 7 | 9 | TELECOM BOOM (V144) | H W Lai | B | Broke well, held up in rear of midfield, dropped slightly back when pace quickened around home bend, made up some late ground under pressure closing stages. |
| 8 | 4 | GOLDEN PARTNERS (S286) | C Schofield | P | Moderate start, ridden before taken back for cover in vain early stages, improved to midfield without cover back straight, made short-lived effort on home bend, still very wide into home straight, soon faded. |
| 9 | 12 | PERFECT TIMING (T019) | K Teetan | B | Settled at the back, trailed the field to the 400 metres, ran on past beaten horses closing stages. |
| 10 | 2 | TRUE COMMENT (S328) | H N Wong | CP-/B2 | Given early reminders before settling in midfield on the rail, slightly worse when pace quickened approaching the home turn, found nothing in the straight. |
| 11 | 11 | ABLE TALENT (S446) | K C Ng | H | Began fairly, improved steadily 3-wide around stables bend to reach 2nd turning into back straight, dropped away quickly inside the final 400 metres. |
| 12 | 8 | OPTIMISM (S150) | D Whyte | TT | Restrained for cover early, hampered and dropped to last few on the rail coming onto stables bend, dropped further back to the tail-end entering home straight, no further impression. |
| 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 |