Race 1 (259)
WOODPECKER HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | CELESTIAL WONDER (CG046) | D Whyte | XB/TT | Never far off. Settled in 3rd and as far as 4Ls back coming out of far side. Just 2Ls off turning in with leaders coming back to the field. Fought on dourly to gain upper hand close to home. |
| 2 | 5 | MR FLOODLIGHT (CG257) | S Dye | B | Began fairly from widest draw. Raced wide in prominent position before taking over and crossing to rails inside 1200 M. Led until joined into straight. Just able to hold place under pressure in the run to the line. |
| 3 | 7 | NOBLE ZOOM (CC298) | K T Yeung | V | Broke well. Led early gradually crossing to rails. Settled one-back in 2nd coming out of far side. Improved to dispute lead turning in but unable to gain any advantage. Swamped near finish. |
| 4 | 8 | VITAL PATROL (CC335) | D Beadman | TT | Began in midfield before taking slightly closer order. Joint 4th when under pressure turning in. Ran on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 2 | CHEERFUL HAPPINESS (CE220) | O Doleuze | V/XB | Ridden for pace early, settling just better than midfield. Joint 4th turning in. Could only keep on at the same pace under pressure without quickening. |
| 6 | 12 | SPEED OF LIGHT (CC333) | F Coetzee | TT | Settled in midfield. Ran home at the same pace without quickening under pressure. |
| 7 | 13 | DANEPRINT (CC221) | Y T Cheng | B | Raced 3 wide behind midfield. Kept on at the same pace down centre of straight in the run home. |
| 8 | 10 | HONG KONG GEM (CE114) | G Boss | -- | Soon in rear. Trailed the field from 1100 M. Saved ground on rails turning in. Ran past well beaten horses. |
| 9 | 9 | SINOSPIEL (CG003) | C Soumillon | B | Raced wide in forward of midfield. Similar turning in. Gradually faded. |
| 10 | 6 | STARFINDER (CH074) | E Saint-Martin | B1 | Settled on rails in midfield. Found nothing in straight. |
| 11 | 3 | FANTASTIC WIN (CB188) | P H Lo | B | Settled just worse than midfield. Lost position turning in. Fought on to run past well beaten horses. |
| 12 | 11 | LUCKY CORDELIA (CD088) | G Mosse | -- | Slowly away. Always in last few. Made no impression in straight. (Mucus.) |
| 13 | 4 | MAKE A MINT (CH005) | M Nunes | TT- | Began awkwardly and blundered losing considerable ground. Remained well back to straight. Never seen with a chance. |
| 14 | 14 | STRAIGHT VICTORY (CE328) | W M Lai | CP/TT | Raced wide towards rear. Found nil early in straight. |
| 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 |