Race 1 (045)
XIAN HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | SOLAR BOY (L213) | T H So | V | Shared pace early, took up running after first 200 metres, obtained rails run coming out of back straight, held narrow lead turning for home, just held off challenges under pressure. |
| 2 | 9 | STEP HIGH (N047) | T Angland | -- | Began fairly, gradually settled 3-wide in midfield, remained same around the bend, ran on well in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 4 | MAGICAL BEAM (N208) | O Doleuze | -- | Jumped moderately settling in last few, snuck up on rails entering straight, continued progress after straightening but held up in traffic until 150 metres out. |
| 4 | 6 | GAIN MORE (M395) | C Y Lui | B | Hard ridden to contest lead from a wide draw, held back to obtain cover one-out-one-back coming out of back straight, kept on steadily without quickening in the run home. |
| 5 | 14 | TREASURE MAN (N347) | C Y Ho | -- | Jumped well from the widest gate, raced wide without cover with leaders far wide and 2-wide outside leader around the bend, kept on well under pressure in straight until finding no extra passing 100 metres. |
| 6 | 8 | SUPER TEAM (M036) | Z Purton | B | Broke well, soon taken back to last few, remained similar to straight, ran on well down the centre of the track. |
| 7 | 13 | BRILLIANT LIGHT (M388) | M Chadwick | -- | Jumped well, settled in 5th mainly 3L off the speed, commenced move approaching straight, kept on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
| 8 | 12 | TELECOM CHIEF (P025) | K Teetan | B/TT | Jumped moderately, ridden in midfield early stages, raced keenly briefly around home bend, kept on same pace in the run home. |
| 9 | 7 | JUST GOOD (L133) | C O'Donoghue | H | Sluggish at start travelling well behind, saved a lot of ground turning in, made up good ground down inside of straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 10 | 11 | TRIUMPHANT WAY (N060) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped moderately, settled just worse than midfield, kept on steadily without quickening. |
| 11 | 5 | ALL LUCKY (P010) | M L Yeung | B-/TT | Began moderately from the one draw, soon picked up pace to join leaders, taken back to 2L 3rd on rails around the bend, faded inside final 300 metres. |
| 12 | 1 | FANTASY AND GOLD (N326) | K C Ng | B | Almost dislodged rider at start, soon recovered to better than midfield in 6th on rails, baulked for a run early in straight, hung in 200 metres out, faded closing stages. |
| 13 | 3 | HIT A HOME RUN (N248) | D Whyte | H/SR | Slowly away, always struggling at the back. |
| 14 | 2 | EMPIRE CITY (L169) | A Suborics | B/TT1 | Never better than midfield, dropped out tamely in straight. |
| 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 |