Race 1 (490)
VITAL KING HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | FAST AND FURIOUS (T085) | G Lerena | B/TT | Moderate start, settled in last few, not much room upon straightening, obtained clear passage inside final 300 metres, ran on well to assert authority close to home. (Blood in trachea) |
| 2 | 2 | GOOD METHOD (S218) | G Mosse | B/TT | Handy on rails, baulked for a run until the 250 metres, quickened well to hit the front over 100 metres out only to be caught close home. |
| 3 | 13 | SMART PLANET (S046) | M L Yeung | TT | Waited with, baulked for a run upon straightening, finished off race well. |
| 4 | 1 | GOLDEN GUNNERS (N330) | K K Chiong | TT | Broke well from a poor draw, travelled keenly just outside the leader, yielded ground gradually after straightening. |
| 5 | 5 | SAFARI MAGIC (N166) | J Moreira | CP/XB/TT | Ridden along 3-wide in midfield, switched wider into straight, kept on steadily without quickening. |
| 6 | 7 | INNOVATIVE WINNER (T060) | C K Tong | CP-/B1/TT | Slightly slow out, soon driven up to midfield on rails, saved ground turning in, tight between runners early in straight, produced good late impression inside final 200 metres. |
| 7 | 14 | GREAT SPEED (S251) | K C Leung | B/H/XB | Settled well behind, did not find much room early in straight, finished off race quite well inside final 200 metres. |
| 8 | 9 | THUNDERSTROKE (T067) | Z Purton | B/XB1 | Jumped well from the widest gate, obtained rails run in the lead after first 250 metres, narrowly headed approaching home turn, unable to sustain effort inside final 200 metres. |
| 9 | 6 | PLAIN BLUE BANNER (S070) | N Callan | B | Soon picked up to midfield after a sluggish start, remained similar entering straight, ran home one-paced. |
| 10 | 4 | MASQUERADER (N234) | D Whyte | B/TT | Settled just worse than midfield and wide without cover from a poor draw, remained similar turning for home, one-paced. |
| 11 | 3 | HEAVENLY MASTERS (V006) | M Chadwick | CP/TT | Never far off the straight, faded gradually. |
| 12 | 11 | JOY TOGETHER (P082) | C Schofield | B/TT | Handy early, improved steadily leaving back straight to join the leader rounding home bend, held slender advantage upon straightening but soon dropped out of contention. (Lame) |
| 13 | 12 | BERNARD'S CHOICE (N156) | K Teetan | H/V/TT | Raced keenly just worse than midfield, beaten when forced to check 350 metres out. |
| 14 | 10 | ALL IS WELL (T240) | T H So | B | Soon in rear, responded to early reminders to pick up on rails to rear of midfield, lost position rounding home bend but saved ground turning in, faded steadily 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 |