Race 1 (639)
PALMERSTON NORTH HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) | F Coetzee | B | Began awkwardly, towards rear. Ran on well on inside in straight to claim victory closing stages. |
| 2 | 8 | KING OF SPADES (CC056) | D Whyte | B | Near rear. Crept closer on outside final turn. Ran on from 8th 400 M, failed to match speed with winner closing stages. |
| 3 | 9 | SILLY BOY (CC094) | O Doleuze | P-/TT1 | Pushed along from widest draw to take the lead. With around 3Ls advantage early straight. Tired when headed 50 M out. |
| 4 | 1 | LUCKY PACKET (CD068) | C W Wong | CP/H/TT | Began awkwardly, towards rear. In the last pair final turn. Made up considerable ground 200 M out to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 10 | GOLDEN MILE (CD264) | L Innes | V | Always prominent. Around 3Ls 2nd early straight. One-paced final 200 M. |
| 6 | 7 | NATURAL MODEL (CD191) | C Brown | SR | Midfield or behind. Kept on without quickening in straight. |
| 7 | 5 | NICKU NICKU (CC372) | G Mosse | SR | Midfield or slightly better. Crept closer on inside to 4th 400 M. Kept on until finding no extra closing stages. |
| 8 | 6 | MILLION SUCCESS (CE158) | Y T Cheng | B | Lost ground at start, last to early straight. Made up some ground when under pressure inside 300 M. |
| 9 | 13 | GREAT KID (CB206) | H W Lai | V | In touch. Weakened steadily in straight. |
| 10 | 12 | DYNAMIC COMBO (CC276) | B Prebble | -- | Towards rear. Found no clear run when trying to make ground 350 M. Kept on when in clear. |
| 11 | 4 | ELVIS (CC078) | A Delpech | B | Mainly 5th to final turn. Found no extra. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 12 | 14 | ASIA STAR (CA264) | S K Sit | B/TT | Behind midfield. Slight progress rounding home bend. Made no show in straight. |
| 13 | 2 | MAIN ATTRACTION (CB218) | R Fradd | -- | Towards rear throughout. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 14 | 3 | WYNDAM PLENTY (CD356) | G Schofield | -- | In touch from widest draw. Improved to 2nd approaching 1000 M. Faded on straightening. |
| 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 |