Race 1 (598)
CENTRAL AFFAIRS II PLATE Rating:- 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | WIN PRACTITIONER (CG180) | B Prebble | -- | Slowly away. Raced greenly at rear and hung out most of the way. About 5Ls back at 1000 M. Still 3Ls down turning in. Responded well final 250 M to win going away. |
| 2 | 4 | INSPIRATION (CG111) | D Whyte | -- | Led or disputed lead. Kept on in straight but simply no match for winner final 100 M. |
| 3 | 11 | STILTON (CG173) | O Doleuze | CP | Hung in early but remained in touch about 1 to 2Ls behind the speed. Steadied off heels at 900 M. Held up early home straight. Kept on without troubling first pair when in the clear. |
| 4 | 10 | SOHNA (CG183) | D Dunn | -- | Sat 1L behind the speed after jumping well. Steadied off heels near 800 M. Kept on in straight until finding no extra inside 100 M. |
| 5 | 2 | MULTO EXPRESSO (CG098) | R Fradd | -- | Never far off about 2Ls or so behind the pace. Forced out a bit near 800 M. Kept on without threatening principals in straight. |
| 6 | 8 | MULTIMIGHTY (CG175) | F Coetzee | TT1 | At rear. Still 5Ls back rounding the turn. Made up some ground final 250 M but simply had too much to do. |
| 7 | 5 | BIG KAHUNA (CG177) | C Munce | -- | Slowly away and steadied off heels after start. Towards rear. Shifted out when racing greenly rounding the turn at 800 M. Made up some ground final 200 M. |
| 8 | 7 | FOREVER RICHES (CG174) | S Dye | -- | Soon midfield or worse whilst being niggled along. Kept on in straight and was steadied near 200 M. Ran past beaten runners whilst hanging out after finding clear run. |
| 9 | 3 | NAMJONG MONEY (CG176) | A Delpech | -- | Soon outpaced to be behind midfield or worse. Not a factor in straight. |
| 10 | 1 | EXPLORATION (CE322) | H W Lai | -- | Prominent 3rd or 4th just 1L off the speed. Tackled leader whilst hanging out in a 3-wide position rounding the turn. Nothing left 250 M out. |
| 11 | 9 | NEW COMMAND (CG135) | Y T Cheng | -- | Well there and disputed lead from 900 M. Hung out rounding the turn. Dropped out of contention 250 M out. |
| 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 |