Race 1 (526)
WOODPECKER PLATE Rating:- 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | CALIFORNIA MOON (CK097) | M Chadwick | TT | Held up in midfield 3Ls off the pace, pushed along from 400 M, picked up strongly to lead near 150 M and was well on top at the finish. Good effort considering the weight he had given to other opponents. |
| 2 | 4 | DASHING VICTORY (CK241) | S K Sit | XB | Broke well, soon took it up from a position one off the stands' rail, responded well and kicked clear inside 300 M but had no answer when the winner appeared passing 200 M. |
| 3 | 7 | LEGEND EXPRESS (CK224) | J Winks | -- | Behind midfield tracking the eventual winner, didn't possess the same turn of foot as the winner, but did run on ok to take 3rd close home. |
| 4 | 10 | SOLITAIRE (CK167) | H W Lai | -- | Tracked leaders in a close up 4th, outpaced from halfway but did show some battling qualities inside the final 400 M, stayed on ok in the finish. |
| 5 | 8 | LUCKY SELECTION (CK228) | D Whyte | B1 | In the front rank throughout but showed signs of greenness in his debut, inclined to hang out when placed under pressure, weakened from 300 M. |
| 6 | 9 | PENGLAI XIANZI (CK248) | W C Marwing | TT | Fast away, went forward and rolled along the stands' rail, responded fairly under pressure inside 400 M before fading away in the final 200 M. |
| 7 | 5 | HEALTHY BLUEBERRY (CK222) | T H So | -- | Reasonable jump, settled in a position behind midfield, ridden along approaching 400 M but found very little. No impression. |
| 8 | 6 | JUST CHILL (CK221) | B Prebble | TT | Hampered shortly after the start and lost ground, switched to a rearward position on the stands' rail, urged from 500 M but had nothing to offer in the run to the line. Ran disappointingly. |
| 9 | 2 | CRIMSON LUCK (CK234) | M W Leung | -- | Began awkwardly, lacked speed and ended up in the rear trailing more than 7Ls, soon left behind when the race got serious in the 2nd half. |
| UR | 3 | BRIGHT TOUCH (CK243) | Y T Cheng | B1 | Bounded in air on jumping, dislodged his rider shortly after the start. |
| 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 |