Race 1 (130)
CUCKOO HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | GOLDWEAVER (P072) | J Moreira | P | Broke well, soon took up running, led into straight before drifted losing advantage briefly over 200 metres out, fought on nicely to win the ding-dong battle. |
| 2 | 6 | FLORAL MAN (N092) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Jumped fairly, well there, hugging the rails turning in, fought on doggedly throughout final stages only to be denied in the bobbing of heads. |
| 3 | 10 | TRIUMPHANT DRAGON (P078) | G Mosse | B | Began fairly from a poor gate, travelled wide without cover in a prominent position far side, kept on steadily under pressure. |
| 4 | 8 | OPTIMIZATION STAR (N179) | C Y Ho | CP- | Settled in rear, steadied for a run and switched out 300 metres out, ran on down the centre of the track to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 12 | TRIUMPHANT WAY (N060) | W M Lai | -- | Settled in midfield, fought on steadily under pressure, nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 9 | TAI PO FORTUNE (P081) | M Demuro | H/TT | Jumped moderately, settled in midfield on rails, saved ground turning in, one-paced |
| 7 | 1 | ISLAND SPRING (L238) | C Reith | B/TT | Jumped fairly from a wide draw, ridden early but soon settled for midfield in 3-wide position, one-paced under pressure in straight. |
| 8 | 2 | COOL PAL (S035) | A Suborics | -- | Jumped fairly, gradually picked up under urge to come with a length of the leader, faded steadily after straightening. |
| 9 | 13 | VIVA GUY (CK318) | K C Leung | -- | Settled in rear of midfield, lost position rounding home bend, ran on past well-beaten runners closing stages. |
| 10 | 4 | MY CUP OVERFLOWS (P378) | Z Purton | TT | Jumped well from the one draw, gradually settled behind midfield, remained similar into the straight, kept on. |
| 11 | 14 | IT CAN ONLY BE YOU (P244) | K Teetan | P-/V2 | Gradually taken backward after leaving the widest gate, travelled wide behind midfield to straight, one-paced under pressure. |
| 12 | 5 | SOLAR DRAGON (P136) | N Callan | B | Raced keenly and refused to settle in a prominent position far side, in 5th about 2L off the pace around home bend, weakened under pressure. |
| 13 | 3 | JOYFUL MISSION (S094) | K C Ng | XB/B1 | Slow out, remained well behind. |
| 14 | 7 | FOREST COLOURS (P167) | B Prebble | CP-/H/B1 | Tightened at start, remained well back and wide throughout. Found nothing 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 |