Race 1 (619)
NEPTUNE HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1650m Sha Tin Slow
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | SPARKLING (CK149) | D Whyte | -- | Settled in last few, commenced move turning in, ran on quite well down the centre of the straight to assert authority closing stages. |
| 2 | 8 | ICE FIRE (CJ272) | T Clark | H/SR/XB | Settled in last few, finished off race nicely inside final 200 M, did best work late. |
| 3 | 6 | FANTASTISCH (CK017) | O Doleuze | XB | Began awkwardly losing ground, settled at the back, went wide for a run entering straight, ran on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 1 | GILDED FLIGHT (CH294) | M Du Plessis | -- | Began fairly, settled in remote 4th while maintaining a reasonable pace down far side, became close up with leading trio dropped back to the field on straightening, fought on steadily without threatening. |
| 5 | 10 | PRECISION MAGIC (CJ262) | W M Lai | B/TT1 | Settled in rear of midfield, similar turning into straight when not much room early on, kept on steadily down inner to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 4 | M'S MAGIC (M079) | Z Purton | B/TT | Ridden for pace early, chased fast-paced leaders in 3rd down far side, shared pace momentarily on straightening when pacesetters folded up on straightening, swamped inside final 200 M. |
| 7 | 14 | RACING SPORT (L344) | W Pike | SR-/P2/TT | Began moderately, settled in midfield on rails, shifted out for a run entering home, ran home one-paced under pressure. |
| 8 | 2 | NICKU (CK389) | M L Yeung | TT | Jockey lost balance briefly jumping out, settled on rails in forward of midfield far side, closer up turning for home, faded gradually close to home. |
| 9 | 9 | STORM'S DESTINY (CJ260) | Y T Cheng | B | Raced wide in midfield without cover to straight, ran home one-paced. |
| 10 | 11 | WORLD WAY (L202) | T Angland | B | Always in last few, saved ground turning for home, found nothing. |
| 11 | 13 | FIERCE FORCE (M146) | C K Tong | P2/TT | Driven from a wide draw to soon take up running, narrowly headed coming out stables bend but maintained fast pace to hold rails run against 2-wide leader, kept on early in straight before tiring badly inside final 200 M. |
| 12 | 5 | SUNSEEKER (L161) | W C Marwing | B- | Travelled mainly in midfield, faded on straightening. |
| 13 | 7 | MASTER RACER (M278) | B Prebble | B | Never seen with a chance. |
| 14 | 3 | TANG PALACE (M316) | M Chadwick | B1/TT | Soon came to vie for lead, gained slender advantage coming out of stables bend maintaining a fast second section, dropped away quickly after home turn. (Lame next day and Jockey warned.) |
| 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 |