Race 1 (357)
SOUTH CHINA SEA PLATE Rating:- 1000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | BALL BALL-SAN (BP178) | E Legrix | -- | Always prominent, about 3Ls 2nd passing course proper. Sustained effort to take command inside 200 M. Won readily. |
| 2 | 11 | EASTERN RESERVE (BP212) | D Oliver | -- | Led field soon after start. Was headed passing 200 M. Kept on well to the line. |
| 3 | 7 | ROARING STAR (BP099) | W L Ho | -- | Squeezed at start, towards rear. Ran on well final 300 M. Never nearer. |
| 4 | 4 | HAPPY MOMENT (BP196) | C K Tse | -- | Always thereabout. Kept on under pressure closing stages. |
| 5 | 3 | GAGNE ENSEMBLE (BP192) | P Strydom | -- | Mostly 4th. Kept on same pace final 300 M. |
| 6 | 10 | AUCTION VENTURE (BP229) | W Woods | -- | In touch till finding no extra 250 M. |
| 7 | 12 | PLAY SAFE (BP079) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped awkwardly. Never better than midfield. |
| 8 | 5 | MOSI-OA-TUNYA (BN262) | P Payne | -- | Made no show. (Dropped whip 250 M.) |
| 9 | 8 | TOY GENERAL (BP237) | P Robinson | -- | Around midfield before weakening out of contention 300 M. (Finished distressed.) |
| 10 | 6 | PIECE OF CAKE (BP199) | Y S Wong | -- | Midfield early. Dropped out steadily passing course proper. |
| 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 |