Race 1 (176)
NGAU CHI WAN HANDICAP Rating:40-0 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | KINGLY DEMEANOR (H486) | M L Yeung | TT | Shifted in at start and made contact, sent forward to take the lead, went clear halfway, led by 1-1/4L turning in, kept on well to hold off the challengers. |
| 2 | 6 | FURY AND GOLD (H202) | A Atzeni | TT | Taken back from gate 9, raced at rear, 11 lengths back in the middle stages, commenced move 650M, 3 to 4 lengths back turning in, finished off strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a head. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 3 | 1 | PALACE PAL (G172) | Z Purton | V | Moderately away, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 2 to 3 lengths back turning in, kept on well in straight to take a place, always held. |
| 4 | 8 | GOLDEN FAIRY (E448) | C Y Ho | -- | Fast into stride, raced in 2nd, 4 lengths back in the middle stages, closer on turn, 1-1/4L back at 400M, kept on well in straight, inconvenienced near 50M, ran on evenly thereafter. |
| 5 | 3 | CHATEAU LE PECHE (H471) | M F Poon | B | Began fairly, raced in 4th, 2 wide, 7 lengths back in the middle stages, closer on turn, kept on same pace in straight. |
| 6 | 2 | SUPER HONG KONG (D241) | H Bowman | B | Slightly slow out and crowded, raced slightly behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 5 | NICE BIRDIE (G470) | C L Chau | TT | Made contact at start, raced in 3rd, saved ground throughout, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 9 | SPLENDID STAR (G026) | L Hewitson | -- | Stood flat-footed as the start was effected and lost ground, raced at rear, 5 lengths back turning in, failed to make any progress in straight. |
| 9 | 7 | TIGER AND GOLD (J064) | Y L Chung | B | Began fairly, raced 2 wide towards rear, moved a bit closer after passing 800M, 3 lengths back on turn but 4 wide, weakened early in straight, eased final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |