Race 1 (296)
SHELLEY HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | STEP FORWARD (CB166) | E Legrix | B | Behind midfield. Responded well soon after straightening. Sustained effort 200 M to assert authority passing 100 M. |
| 2 | 1 | FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) | C Williams | B | Began awkwardly, towards rear. Soon recovered ground to be in midfield. Ran on steadily 250 M but failed to match speed with winner closing stages. |
| 3 | 11 | UNITY (CA346) | F Coetzee | TT | Prominent on the rail. Took brief lead passing 200 M, however effort not sustained. |
| 4 | 13 | BEST EVER (CB050) | S Dye | SR | Better than midfield. Became prominent when 3-wide final turn. Kept on until one-paced closing stages. |
| 5 | 9 | KING HORSE (CA383) | K S Yu | -- | Towards rear. Shifted out 200 M. Ran on. |
| 6 | 10 | CITY FORTUNE (BS181) | W M Lai | -- | Led field to 200 M. Found no extra. |
| 7 | 5 | NIGHT HUNTER II (CB070) | R Fradd | V | Slightly better than midfield. Progressed to 4th when 4-wide final turn. Kept on until finding no extra inside 200 M. |
| 8 | 3 | POWERFUL (CB098) | J Spencer | B1 | Prominent. 2nd from 850 M. Failed to hold place 250 M out. |
| 9 | 6 | HAIL WINNER (BV087) | A Suborics | B | Slowly away, near rear. Ran past a few tiring horses in straight. |
| 10 | 7 | MISSION POSSIBLE (CA070) | O Doleuze | V-/SR2 | Towards rear. Severely hampered 200 M. Unable to recover. |
| 11 | 2 | I DELIVER (BV112) | D Whyte | P-/TT | In touch. Dropped to midfield rounding home bend. Made no show in straight. |
| 12 | 12 | HIDDEN TALENT (BT117) | G Schofield | B- | Never better than midfield. Weakened in straight. (Bled.) |
| 13 | 14 | POWER OF SUCCESS (CA096) | Y T Cheng | B | Never a factor. |
| 14 | 8 | NEW DYNASTY (BT291) | S K Sit | V/TT | Badly unbalanced soon after start, last early. Made ground from outside 1000 M to reach midfield home bend. Dropped out straightening. Hung out badly throughout. (Lame.) |
| 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 |