Race 1 (566)
TAI PO KAU HANDICAP (Turf) Rating:56-32 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | ROYAL PERFORMANCE (BP063) | C Brown | V | Settled behind midfield. Gained ground on fence to be just behind leaders turning for home. Shifted out into the clear inside final 200 M. Responded well to just get up on line. |
| 2 | 4 | SMALL WONDER (BM089) | E Legrix | -- | Settled in better than midfield. Made headway rounding home bend to be just behind leader turning in. Sustained progress to draw level closing stages only to be pipped at finish. (Promoted.) |
| 3 | 14 | CHEERFUL (BM193) | W M Lai | B | Made most. Kept on under pressure when headed final strides. |
| 4 | 8 | STAR DRAGON (BV078) | W Woods | -- | Settled in rear from widest draw. Gained good ground on rails to be better than midfield turning in. Kept on before making further progress closing stages. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 5 | 10 | ME AND YOU (BT011) | W C Marwing | B | Prominent early, then settled just better than midfield. Ran on final 200 M without threatening. |
| 6 | 13 | WINWIN COMBINATION (BP340) | S K Sit | -- | Settled in midfield. Made ground final 200 M without threatening. |
| 7 | 9 | YAN CHAI ELITE (BV251) | K S Yu | -- | Behind midfield when dipped approaching 1000 M. Dropped towards rear rounding home bend. Produced some late impression closing stages. |
| 8 | 3 | KEWINS (BP017) | A Munro | -- | Soon settled in prominent 3rd from wide draw. Failed to quicken under pressure upon straightening. Faded final 250 M. (Demoted.) |
| 9 | 7 | BRAVO LONGTEMPS (BV140) | S Baster | -- | Jumped awkwardly, then clipped heels and knuckled. Settled in rear. Made some late impression closing stages. |
| 10 | 5 | WORLD STAR (BT141) | J Saimee | -- | Midfield early, then settled in rear. Dropped to last position rounding home bend and was wide turning in. Made some late progress closing stages. |
| 11 | 11 | PINE GLORY (BT047) | D Whyte | -- | Prominent early, then settled behind midfield. Made no impression in straight. |
| 12 | 6 | BANK ON IT (BT236) | F Coetzee | TT | Close up early. Taken back behind leaders approaching home bend. Weakened in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 13 | 12 | RORY'S BID (BP272) | R Fradd | P-/B2/TT | Towards rear throughout. Raced wide on home bend and in straight. |
| 14 | 1 | OPTIC GENERAL (BN029) | K H Ting | B | Settled just behind leader. Dropped out upon 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 |