Race 1 (459)
VITAL KING HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | FORTUNE TERRITORY (N272) | J Moreira | B/TT | Slightly slow out, settled just worse than midfield near rails, barged his way out for a run shortly after straightening, asserted authority over 100 metres out. |
| 2 | 2 | BEST JADE TRIUMPH (P070) | B Prebble | -- | Soon taken back from a poor gate and waited with, wide into straight, ran on well under pressure but without threatening. |
| 3 | 12 | EVERYONE'S CHOICE (P208) | N Callan | -- | Began from the widest gate, gradually shifted across alongside the leader to be one off the rails, taken 1 back coming onto home bend, shaken up to gain 1L advantage over 200 metres out only to be worn down shortly afterwards. |
| 4 | 3 | OPTIMIZATION STAR (N179) | Z Purton | B | Jumped well travelling worse than midfield, no clear run early in straight, finished off race nicely. |
| 5 | 9 | SOLAR BOY (L213) | H N Wong | V | Ridden to gain one-back position on rails, remained similar to straight, kept on steadily without quickening in the run home. |
| 6 | 13 | FOREST COLOURS (P167) | C Y Ho | B | Soon dropped to the rear, remained in last few to straight, no clear passage early on and steadied passing 200 metres, produced good late impression closing stages. |
| 7 | 10 | IDYLLIC WIND (N139) | H W Lai | -- | Broke well racing keenly in midfield, similar turning in, kept on same pace without quickening. |
| 8 | 7 | WINNING BOY (N186) | T Angland | -- | Tightened at start, shifted onto rails in last few, saved ground entering straight, improving when steadied 200 metres out, made no further impression. |
| 9 | 6 | CHANS DELIGHT (P420) | K C Leung | SR/XB | Began fairly from a tricky gate, raced 3 wide, 3 lengths back in 6th, no cover on turn, finished off one-paced in straight. |
| 10 | 4 | WINNING EXPRESSO (S292) | N Rawiller | H | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 3 wide with cover, 6 to 7 lengths back at rear, there to turn, raced tight early in straight but found little when clear thereafter. |
| 11 | 5 | SECRET IDENTITY (P430) | K Teetan | B/TT2 | Jumped moderately, travelled wide in 5th and wide without cover before moving up to dispute lead around home bend, folded up quickly after straightening. |
| 12 | 14 | POSITIVE ENERGY (P011) | T H So | CP-/E-/XB | Pressed on from a wide gate to soon take up running holding narrow lead to straight, dropped away quickly inside final 300 metres. |
| 13 | 11 | SHANTARAAM (N410) | A Suborics | TT | Jumped moderately, settled in midfield on rails, came under pressure around the bend, saved ground turning in , faded inside final 250 metres. |
| 14 | 8 | HAPPILY TIME (S012) | G Mosse | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly, raced keenly in first few to straight, weakened passing the 300 metres. |
| 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 |