Race 1 (318)
GRAND DUKE HANDICAP Rating:40-0 2000m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | RAINBOW STAR (BM166) | B Marcus | -- | Held 4th to straight. Responded well final 300 M to take command passing 200 M. Won unchallenged. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 8 | ALLEZ AU BON (BG379) | A Munro | -- | Slowly away, rear to far side. Made steady progress from 1200 M to be midfield upon straightening. Quickened up final 200 M to snatch 2nd final stride. |
| 3 | 6 | FORTUNE LINK (BK212) | T Jarnet | -- | Always well there. Led field briefly in early straight. Was headed 200 M and one-paced after. |
| 4 | 5 | WILL IT FIGURE (BM049) | M Kinane | -- | Towards rear. Ran on well in straight to just miss place. |
| 5 | 3 | FAIRVIEW STAR (BL188) | F Coetzee | -- | Towards rear until making good progress final 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 4 | RIVER SEREIN (BJ218) | G Mosse | -- | Midfield. Improved steadily in early straight to be 4th 250 M. One-paced closing stages. |
| 7 | 9 | CASH BONUS (BH031) | T Quinn | -- | Worse than midfield. Stayed on a bit in early straight but was one-paced close home. |
| 8 | 14 | AFRICAN TREASURE (BL017) | S M Tam | -- | Held 5th or 6th to 500 M. Unable to quicken. |
| 9 | 13 | RISING SUN (BH123) | G Childs | -- | Well there to 400 M. Tired gradually. |
| 10 | 10 | POWER PROTECTION (BL175) | K H Ting | -- | Made running to early straight. Weakened. |
| 11 | 11 | BOLD COMMANDER (BM037) | Y S Wong | -- | Towards rear, dropping to last from 1300 M. Ran past a few beaten horses closing stages. |
| 12 | 2 | DASHING BOY (BM042) | C W Choi | -- | Midfield. Dropped out of contention from 800 M. |
| 13 | 12 | KARAOKE (BH206) | D Holland | -- | Never on terms. |
| 14 | 1 | POLYGAIN (BJ030) | H K Cheung | -- | Held 5th until fading badly from 300 M. |
| 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 |