Race 2 (304)
MANAWATU RIVER HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | CLASSIC JESTER (BP208) | K C Tsang | B | Made all. |
| 2 | 7 | BUMPER SUPREME (CA080) | F Coetzee | B-/H- | Settled in 4th. Ran on doggedly under pressure to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 4 | ALL THE GLORY (BN058) | O Doleuze | -- | Behind midfield. Commenced run into straight. Finished strongly to snatch 3rd close to home. |
| 4 | 3 | TOP WINNER (CA007) | D Dunn | B | Chased leader. Kept on steadily under pressure in straight without quickening. |
| 5 | 9 | NATIVE LANGUAGE (CB116) | W C Marwing | -- | Settled towards rear. Made up good ground down centre of straight doing best work at finish. |
| 6 | 6 | SUPER TEAM (BN040) | S K Sit | TT | Behind midfield. Ran on steadily in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 11 | NOBLE CHARGE (BV306) | K H Ting | TT- | Slowly away losing considerable ground. Trailed the field before headway around home bend. Kept on steadily in straight. |
| 8 | 10 | THE MOST DAUNTLESS (BT171) | M W Leung | B | Prominent to straight. Weakened. |
| 9 | 5 | LOMBARD (BV198) | D Whyte | -- | Never better than midfield. (Bled.) |
| 10 | 12 | ROYAL STAR (CA373) | W M Lai | SR | Never seen with a chance. |
| 11 | 1 | BACK SEAT DRIVER (CA011) | B Marcus | B | Broke well. Caught wide in midfield. Made no impression in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 8 | CAPITAL STAR (BT083) | S King | B | Began awkwardly. Always in last few. (Bled.) |
| 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 |