Race 2 (104)
LARCH HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1150m Sha Tin Normal Watering
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | THIRD TIME LUCKY (BH003) | M Kinane | -- | Jumped well and was always handy. 4th 2-1/2Ls from pace at 600 M, 4-wide turning in then ran on strongly to dominate from 200 M. |
| 2 | 2 | CALIFORNIA GOLD (BK094) | P Strydom | -- | Jumped well but could muster the pace to match leaders and was 3-wide 3-1/2Ls from leaders flattening out. Made ground strongly but could not produce the leader's dash. |
| 3 | 9 | MAGNUM THIRTYTHREE (BL136) | K M Chin | -- | Contested lead till headed at 200 M then fought on under hard riding. |
| 4 | 4 | PERFECTION (BM215) | B Marcus | -- | Always in touch and was 3rd straightening and though unable to quicken kept on strongly. |
| 5 | 12 | PREMIERSHIP (BN224) | D Oliver | -- | Dropped back after jumping then was ridden forward and at 500 M was midfield though very wide. Kept on one-paced in straight. |
| 6 | 8 | LA CHARMER (BM027) | Y S Wong | -- | Jumped fairly then pushed along to stay in touch. Midfield and one-wide turning in, working home solidly without quickening. |
| 7 | 1 | ETERNAL HARMONY (BL112) | S M Tam | -- | Joint leader on fence to home turn tiring quickly from 250 M. |
| 8 | 11 | GENIUS (BN193) | C F Chan | -- | Jumped awkwardly and was in rear in early stages till wide and going forward from 750 M. Made some ground in closing stages. |
| 9 | 3 | GOLD VENTURE (BJ183) | W Woods | -- | Was midfield being pushed along at 800 M, losing ground from 600 M. Plodded in straight. |
| 10 | 13 | THE GREATEST (BN260) | L Cassidy | -- | Slowly away and was being ridden along to improve when checked on 1st turn dropping out to 13th straightening. Made a little ground in home running. |
| 11 | 6 | DASHING DRAGON (BH184) | K H Ting | -- | Jumped well but unable to go early speed and was hard ridden throughout tiring from 7th at 200 M. |
| 12 | 10 | ECHO BAY (BN254) | P A Eddery | -- | Slowly away then ridden hard to make a little ground to home turn before tiring in straight. |
| 13 | 14 | HAPPY REACHING (BN240) | C K Tsang | -- | Could not go early pace and was last on home turn. |
| 14 | 7 | GOOD TITLE (BM147) | E Legrix | -- | Hard ridden throughout and after being in midfield at 900 M was near last 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 |