Race 3 (069)
XIAN HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | PRIVATE ROAD (CK189) | D Beadman | -- | Eased to race 2-wide towards rear from high draw. Swung widest and was 6Ls down turning in. Made up ground rapidly top of home straight. Battled determinedly inside final furlong and prevailed final strides. |
| 2 | 4 | WAIT FOR ME (CE332) | C W Wong | TT | Towards rear on fence. Took inside run and was 6Ls away home turn. Soon found clear run near the fence in the straight. Fought on gamely and looked extremely dangerous final 150 M. Just failed to last. |
| 3 | 14 | COVER BOY (CK021) | J Lloyd | B | Taken to race 2-wide at rear. Came wide to track the eventual winner and was 7Ls off rounding home turn. Rallied strongly but was always a length behind the eventual winner. Snatched 3rd near the post. |
| 4 | 8 | STAR OF CHIU TON (CJ175) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Quickly into stride. Rolled along and led on fence from 1100 M. Travelled well to home straight and opened up a 2Ls gap at 400 M. Kept on until overhauled by the front trio closing stages. |
| 5 | 12 | BRAVO HORSE (CH312) | H W Lai | B/SR | Raced ahead of midfield on fence. Gradually shifted 4-wide and was 2 to 3Ls back approaching home straight. Kept chasing the principals final stretch but couldn't get closer. |
| 6 | 13 | ACCELERATOR (CG179) | W M Lai | -- | Midfield on fence. Moved closer home turn. Shifted 3-wide and was 4Ls adrift turning into home. Failed to quicken thereafter. |
| 7 | 6 | GREAT UNITY (CJ209) | Z Purton | -- | Raced 2-wide ahead of midfield early. Shuffled to midfield from 1300 M. Peeled out entering home straight. Found nothing when asked. (Wounded left hind.). |
| 8 | 3 | SUPREME COMMANDER (CJ112) | K C Leung | V | Soon taken to rear on fence from wide barrier. Given reminder and was 6Ls behind pace home turn. Made up some ground in restricted room early home straight before held up at 250 M. Resumed fairly. |
| 9 | 7 | LIVERBIRD (CE055) | O Doleuze | B | Behind midfield on fence. Switched out and tried to improve top of home straight but was soon held up. Never really afforded clear run. |
| 10 | 10 | NOBLE TWINS (CH257) | B Prebble | B | Away in line but was caught wide. Gradually taken to race 2-wide behind midfield. Shifted 4-wide for clear run on straightening but soon got traffic until passing 200 M. No progress thereafter. |
| 11 | 5 | SONOFTHEWEST (L063) | G Cheyne | B/TT | Ridden early and sat 2-wide behind leader. Faded top of home straight. |
| 12 | 11 | LANCELOT (CJ271) | M W Leung | B | Travelled wide and without cover behind pace through to home straight. Soon flattened. |
| 13 | 2 | GREAT SHOW (CK001) | M L Yeung | B | 3-wide at midfield. Wide into home straight. Dropped out well before finish. |
| 14 | 9 | HEAVENLY POWERS (CK141) | Y T Cheng | B/H | Pressed forward early and settled behind the leader on fence. Struggled passing 500 M and weakened badly. |
| 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 |