Race 3 (039)
HIN KENG HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | TYCOON TAYLOR (CH288) | Y T Cheng | B | Led briefly at the start before settling behind the leaders after 1000 M. 2 to 3Ls off the lead turning for home. Responded well when asked 300 M out took the lead near 200 M. Kept on well final stages. |
| 2 | 7 | LIONS' FORTUNE (CJ114) | W C Marwing | TT | Crowded at the start and raced in rear section. Near last on straightening. Rallied strongly in the straight and made many lengths to be closest at finish. |
| 3 | 8 | O'REILLY MAGIC (CJ134) | D Beadman | -- | Raced along the rails and never worse than midfield. 2Ls down turning for home. Switched out to find daylight after straightening and closed the race off well. |
| 4 | 12 | SPLENDID SAILS (CG077) | M W Leung | B/SR | Niggled along to race 2-wide at midfield. Ran on well in the straight but unable to sustain effort final stages. |
| 5 | 5 | LONGWAH RISING (CJ297) | B Doyle | -- | Better than midfield. On the rails behind the leader turning for home. Boxed-in from straightening until 150 M. Ran home strongly once in the clear. |
| 6 | 2 | LIFELINE PEGASUS (CH067) | M Du Plessis | TT | Disputed lead early stages. A length off the lead on straightening. Stayed on fairly in the early part of home straight but faded in the final stages. |
| 7 | 1 | HANNAH KING PRAWN (CJ178) | K L Chui | TT | Taken back from a wide draw and raced in rear section. Near last on straightening. Steadily made up ground and was closest at finish. |
| 8 | 10 | OPERA MAGIC (CB404) | B Prebble | B | No Comments on Running information for this horse. |
| 9 | 9 | BE MY SONG (CH272) | D Whyte | V | Jumped only fairly. Ridden along to a forward spot and held a length's advantage into the home straight. Headed 250 M out and tired thereafter. |
| 10 | 4 | DIDI (CJ057) | C K Tong | CP/H | No worse than midfield. Hung out making the turn. Remained on same pace in the straight. |
| 11 | 6 | PERFECT SMILE (CJ148) | Z Purton | B1 | Taken back from widest draw and raced behind midfield. 3-wide at midfield around the turn. Didn't show much in the home straight. |
| 12 | 11 | OPTIC KING (CE139) | K C Leung | SR/CP | Jumped well but gradually slipped back to race behind midfield. Rear section turning for home and never quickened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |