Race 1 (641)
NORTH ISLAND HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | OURAJA (CG214) | B Prebble | CP1 | Midfield early. Took closer order after Rock. One back in 3rd on rails turning in. Shifted off rails to challenge 200 M out and quickened well to take charge close to home. |
| 2 | 2 | PERFECT TREASURE (CH091) | D Whyte | -- | Did not jump best but quick into stride to retain rails run holding slender lead. Fought on under pressure to resist second runners-up's challenge in straight only to be worn down by winner 100 M out. |
| 3 | 4 | HAPPY SUNDAY (CE169) | G Mosse | V/TT | Began fairly. Raced amongst leaders 3-wide throughout. Still disputing lead after straightening but gradually overhauled inside 200 M. |
| 4 | 10 | OKEYDOKEY (CD190) | K L Chui | B | Broke well from wide draw. Settled wide in rear of midfield. Shuffled further back approaching home bend. Renewed effort turning for home and ran on well under pressure to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 5 | KENOBE (CH222) | F Coetzee | -- | Began slowly. Remained well behind before making significant progress in straight. Did best work at finish. |
| 6 | 6 | OBVIOUSLY (CG085) | A Delpech | -- | Jumped fairly. With leaders 4-wide early. Taken back to 4-wide midfield at Rock. Tended to hang making home bend losing ground. Kept on same pace to finish. |
| 7 | 8 | ROCKET AND GOLD (CH015) | Y T Cheng | SR | Soon dropped to the rear and trailed the field until running past beaten horses inside final 200 M. |
| 8 | 9 | LUCKY MAN (CG061) | D Nikolic | PC-/B2 | Raced in rear far side. Made swift progress rounding home bend. Midfield into straight but could find no extra. |
| 9 | 1 | TOP STITCH (CE273) | O Doleuze | TT | Began very awkwardly from poor draw losing ground. Quickly recovered to midfield and closer up going up Rock. Improved to dispute 2nd 3-wide turning in but folded up quickly under pressure. (Mucus.) |
| 10 | 7 | FIRST DEGREE (CH132) | W M Lai | SR/B1 | Quickly moved up after fair start to dispute lead. Yielded ground reaching 400 M mark and folded up quickly after straightening. |
| 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 |