Race 1 (607)
BLAZING FIRE HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | GRAND VEFOUR (BK147) | B Doyle | -- | Settled towards rear. Made progress on outside around home bend to be behind midfield and wide turning in. Ran on well to hit front 250 M out. Won comfortably. |
| 2 | 11 | SKY MANNA (BP167) | S King | -- | Niggled along towards rear. Ran on steadily between runners in straight to grab 2nd closing stages without threatening winner. |
| 3 | 8 | KINTANTO (BP314) | K C Tsang | B | Slowly away. Given reminders at the back early. Remained in rear until attempting to improve but denied a clear run 300 M out. Switched into the clear and ran on steadily final 200 M to snatch a distant 3rd close home. |
| 4 | 1 | APPLES AND ORANGES (BS318) | D Whyte | B | Prominent early from widest draw, then settled in forward of midfield. Tightened for room 300 M out. Kept on steadily under pressure thereafter. |
| 5 | 13 | LEKKER (BN050) | C W Mok | -- | Pushed along early from wide draw, then settled outside leaders in 3rd. Quickened to hit front 350 M out. But soon headed and faded close home. |
| 6 | 2 | SWEET VICTORY (BT160) | Y T Cheng | B/H1 | Settled in prominent 4th. Kept on one pace in straight. (Saddle slipped.) |
| 7 | 3 | SKY PROTECTOR (BS208) | W S Yu | -- | Niggled along behind midfield. Saved ground on rails around home turn to be better than midfield upon straightening. No clear run and steadied 300 M out. Made no impression thereafter. |
| 8 | 5 | SO GREAT (BP177) | R Fradd | B | Settled around midfield. Wide turning into straight. Kept on before finding no extra close home. (Demoted.) |
| 9 | 7 | BLAZING SUN (BT025) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Prominent early. Dropped to better than midfield from 1000 M. No clear run inside 300 M. Made no show thereafter. |
| 10 | 10 | SIR LANCELOT (BP201) | C T Cheng | TT | Very slowly away. Remained in last until running past a few beaten horses closing stages. |
| 11 | 6 | MAGIC DREAMS (BM002) | F Sanchez | -- | Soon dropped to the back. Made no show. |
| 12 | 4 | NEW TONE (BP161) | C H Tse | B | Settled in close-up 2nd. Came under pressure from 600 M. Swamped final 300 M. |
| 13 | 14 | PAYDIRT (BS165) | M W Leung | B | Pushed along to lead. Headed 350 M out, then dropped out. |
| 14 | 12 | AMZA DARLING (BP281) | C K Tsang | -- | Prominent early. Dropped to around midfield from 1000 M. Dropped further back from 300 M. |
| 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 |