Race 1 (103)
SUISSE PROGRAMME HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | HOT PEPPER (CJ236) | Y T Cheng | TT | Amongst leaders far side, held rails run in close 3rd inside leaders around the bend, gained clear advantage passing 200 M, just held off fast-finishing 2nd. |
| 2 | 9 | MUSTANG (CK351) | B Prebble | -- | Soon taken back from the widest gate, trailed the field to straight, baulked briefly after straightening, ran home strongly down centre of track but the post came too soon. |
| 3 | 12 | EXCELLENT ELITE (CJ316) | Z Purton | B/TT | Settled in midfield, ran on steadily in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 6 | BLESS US ALL (CK086) | O Doleuze | CP/XB | Began fairly, settled in 5th about 2Ls off the pace, in similar position turning in, fought hard under pressure without quickening. |
| 5 | 13 | TOP SPEED (CH019) | H W Lai | B | Travelled behind midfield, similar into straight, ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 2 | KIMBER FORTUNE (CK162) | C K Tong | TT | Disputed lead, gradually faded under pressure inside final 200 M. |
| 7 | 10 | SCOOT DA LOOT (CH274) | M Chadwick | -- | Began well, settled just better than midfield on rails, commenced move rounding home bend to be close up on heels of leaders in 4th turning in, unable to sustain effort inside final 200 M. |
| 8 | 5 | FASCINATING SMILE (CK335) | D Whyte | -- | Settled in midfield, wide into straight, one-paced when hampered over 100 M out. |
| 9 | 3 | LUCKY NISTELROOY (L118) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Travelled just off the pace in 4th, came under pressure upon straightening, one-paced before fading inside final 100 M. |
| 10 | 11 | ACTUARIAL TALENT (CJ028) | W Pike | V/TT | Settled well behind, ran on past well beaten horses in centre of straight. |
| 11 | 14 | SIMPLY JOY (CH052) | T H So | TT | Raced wide in rear of midfield, made no impression in straight. |
| 12 | 8 | GREAT FANTASY (L069) | K C Leung | B- | Slow into stride, soon driven to rear of midfield, commenced move around home bend to be closer up turning in, kept on before fading inside final 200 M. |
| 13 | 4 | RAISING SUN (CK154) | T Angland | CP-/H- | Raced wide without cover with leaders throughout far side and around the bend, in similar position into straight, dropped out noticeably inside 300 M. (Bled.) |
| 14 | 7 | THE KID (CK080) | J Lloyd | V | Jumped awkwardly losing ground, soon recovered and travelled towards rear of field on rails, ran home one-paced. |
| 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 |