Race 1 (070)
SUTHERLAND HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | NEW ASIA SAGE (BM173) | B Doyle | -- | Made all. Stayed on well to the line. |
| 2 | 2 | SUCCESSFUL YEARS (BL044) | R Hughes | -- | Sat outside leader. Ridden under pressure final 200 M but unable to threaten the winner. |
| 3 | 3 | BETTER CHOICE (BJ032) | K M Chin | -- | Worse than midfield. Ran on steadily in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 9 | SURPRISE SURPRISE (BM047) | D Whyte | -- | Always thereabout, was 3rd rounding home bend. Stayed on same pace in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 5 | 8 | DREAM TEAM (BN241) | C K Tse | -- | Midfield or better. Kept on. |
| 6 | 7 | ACTION WIN (BK081) | K S Yu | -- | Settled towards rear and was 2nd last to early straight. Made up some ground closing stages. (Enquiry held.) |
| 7 | 6 | ADD MORE (BP128) | A Munro | -- | Midfield. Was severely checked stable bend, recovering ground to be in touch far side. Made no show in straight. |
| 8 | 5 | WIN LABEL (BJ265) | P Payne | -- | Towards rear. Improved slightly from the Rock. Weakened 400 M. |
| 9 | 4 | MISSISSIPPI BLUES (BP162) | K H Ting | -- | Midfield before weakening out of contention in straight. |
| 10 | 10 | KING OF STATIONERY (BN090) | T Kwok | -- | Last. Tailed off from 600 M. |
| 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 |