He nearly made it on his first outing by finishing second on 990m, Courtroom Magic has was the favourite and he scored his first win in Mauritius on Saturday. Jockey Akash Aucharuz chose to take the lead and that paid off. Courtroom Magic held on gamely in the straight to beat Justinian, who was very unlucky in the straight and Red Force One.
Results
| Rank | No | Horse | Stable | Jockey | Time |
| 1 | 4 | COURTROOM MAGIC | A.PERDRAU | G.D.Aucharuz | 1m25.83 |
| 2 | 8 | JUSTINIAN | GUJADHUR | S.Donohoe | 1m25.87 |
| 3 | 7 | RED FORCE ONE | R.GUJADHUR | J.Allyhosain | 1m25.91 |
| 4 | 2 | CAPKUTA | J.M.HENRY | R.Joorawon | 1m26.50 |
| 5 | 5 | THE GYPSY KING | S.P. NAGADOO | B.Sooful | 1m26.74 |
| 6 | 1 | BETATHANTHEREST | S.JONES | N.Teeha | 1m27.16 |
| 7 | 3 | CLOUD SEEDER | A.SEWDYAL | S.Rama | 1m27.36 |
| – | 6 | ZENZERO | S.HURCHUND | I.Santana | – |
