Race 1 (055)
BOSTON HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | NATURAL EIGHT (S243) | C Y Ho | B/H | Average to begin, raced 2 wide, 4 lengths or so back in midfield, similar position on turn, angled out in straight and finished off well to score narrowly. |
| 2 | 3 | VICTOR EMPEROR (S425) | B Prebble | TT1 | Moderate start, settled behind midfield 3-wide, widest runner in midfield turning for home, quickened well to hit the front just inside the 100 metres only to be pipped at post. |
| 3 | 5 | THUNDERSTROKE (T067) | W M Lai | B2 | Driven to lead before joined by eventual last on the bend, re-gained 1L advantage early in straight when fellow joint leader dropped away, swamped under pressure inside final 100 metres. |
| 4 | 12 | EVER SHINY (S214) | C Schofield | B1 | Settled at the back from the widest gate, commenced run out wide rounding home bend, sustained good progress near the centre of the straight to be closest at finish. |
| 5 | 14 | CHANS DELIGHT (P420) | Y T Cheng | H/XB | Jumped best, pushed along before settling just off the pace mainly in 5th on rails, kept on at the one pace under pressure in the run home. |
| 6 | 4 | O'SOCOOLE (S032) | D Whyte | B-/TT | Ridden along from a wide gate before settling 3-wide in 6th just over 2Ls off the pace, similar into straight, fought on steadily until tired late. |
| 7 | 11 | BORNFREE (P285) | R Fourie | B | Moderately away from gate 2, positioned 2 wide, 3 lengths or so back in midfield, there to turn, finished off evenly in straight. |
| 8 | 1 | BERNARD'S CHOICE (N156) | Z Purton | H/V/TT | Moderate jump after the one draw settling in midfield, remained similar entering straight, kept on same pace without quickening. |
| 9 | 8 | EVERYONE'S CHOICE (P208) | N Callan | -- | Bumped at start, raced 1-1/2 length back in 4th, no cover after 800M, peaked early in straight, emptied final 100M. |
| 10 | 6 | GLORY BOY (S273) | M L Yeung | SR/TT | Jumped fairly, soon dropped to last few, baulked briefly upon straightening, kept on steadily without threatening in the run home. |
| 11 | 13 | COPY STAR (P028) | K Teetan | H/PC | Sluggish at start, recovered to just worse than midfield approaching home bend, similar turning in, ran home one-paced. |
| 12 | 2 | FORTUNE TERRITORY (N272) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Always in last few and never seen with a chance. |
| 13 | 7 | GOLDEN CHOICE (S157) | H N Wong | SR | Ridden along one off the pace, bumped on home turn, soon dropped out of contention. |
| 14 | 9 | HAPPY GOAL (N213) | T H So | V | Driven along and given reminders 1000 metres out, moved on to race upsides of leader while awkwardly around home bend, unable to sustain run and dropped away quickly passing the 400 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 |