Race 1 (287)
MERCURY HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | SUPER CHARIZZARD (J184) | Z Purton | PC | Away with them, raced in 3rd, 2 wide, same position on turn, hit the front 200M, kept on strongly to the line, won by 2 lengths. |
| 2 | 2 | WINNING HEART (H065) | H Bentley | B/TT | Bumped start, raced 3 wide in midfield early, 2 wide from 900M, 3 lengths back turning in, finished off well to take 2nd without threatening the winner. |
| 3 | 3 | EVER SMART (J179) | H Bowman | TT | Taken back from gate 9, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made very good progress in straight to take a place, nearest finish. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 4 | 11 | SPEEDY CHARIOT (H193) | L Ferraris | B/TT | Made contact at start, raced towards rear on the outside, 5 lengths back, very wide into straight, finished off well to make frame without threatening. |
| 5 | 1 | SPEEDY SMARTIE (H108) | C L Chau | TT | Began well from gate 1, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, angled out 350M, made some progress early in straight, peaked 100M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 6 | 9 | CIRCUIT TEN (G429) | B Avdulla | H-/P-/TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 4 lengths or so back, there to turn, kept on same pace in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 4 | FLYING DRAGON (E360) | A Pouchin | TT1 | Bumped start, raced behind midfield on the outside, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home. |
| 8 | 6 | WOOD ON FIRE (C460) | M L Yeung | V/TT | Jumped well from a wide draw, sent forward to race prominently, took the lead approaching 900M, led by 3/4L turning in, peaked and headed 200M, weakened gradually final 100M. |
| 9 | 10 | THE CONCENTRATION (H465) | M F Poon | PC/TT | Made contact at start, raced at rear on the inside, 5 lengths or so back, showed limited response early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 12 | E GLORY (H304) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Moderately away, raced behind midfield on the inside, 4 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
| 11 | 8 | HERO STAR (D033) | Y L Chung | CP2/TT | Quickly into stride, took the early lead, headed approaching 900M, 2nd on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened and 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 |