Race 3 (242)
SICHUAN HANDICAP Rating:40-0 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | PLANET (BJ026) | B Marcus | -- | Travelled in 5th. Behind leaders into straight. Hung in early before quickening to gain upper hand over 100 M out. Held on. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 5 | ETERNITY (BP133) | E Legrix | -- | Settled in midfield. Not clear run early in straight before making good late progress closing stages, doing best work at finish. |
| 3 | 2 | ON THE BEAT (BL218) | P Payne | -- | Settled at the back. Widest runner into straight. Ran on well to hold every chance inside 200 M but pipped for 2nd final strides. |
| 4 | 12 | JOYFUL VICTORY (BM056) | R Fradd | -- | Travelled in 4th just behind leaders into straight. Quickened to hit front inside 300 M but unable to sustain effort closing stages. |
| 5 | 13 | DETERMINATER (BJ166) | K M Chin | -- | Towards rear to straight. Kept on steadily under pressure. |
| 6 | 14 | SUCCESSFUL SMILE (BM244) | S King | -- | Well back until keeping on past beaten runners closing stages. |
| 7 | 4 | TREASURE SPRING (BM050) | A Munro | -- | Mostly in midfield. 2Ls off pace into straight then weakened under pressure. |
| 8 | 11 | GREEN KING (BN138) | W M Lai | -- | Mostly in midfield to straight then weakened. |
| 9 | 9 | GRACEFUL (BN170) | W S Yu | -- | Always towards rear. |
| 10 | 8 | ADD SOME (BN098) | W Woods | -- | Prominent, settling in 3rd behind tearaway leaders far side. Improved to gain narrow advantage briefly early in straight then soon weakened. |
| 11 | 7 | MONEY FOR YOU (BM071) | W Y Kan | -- | Ridden from wide draw to join leader into back straight. Took lead over 1000 M out. Headed upon straightening and soon weakened. |
| DISQ | 3 | SUNSHINE DANCER (BN062) | J Murtagh | -- | Mainly towards rear before gaining midfield into straight. Ran on steadily under pressure while shifting ground to be nearest at finish. (Finished 5th, disqualified.) |
| FE | 6 | GODSPEED (BP005) | K Fallon | V | Always well behind. One-paced when brought down by faller inside 200 M. (Lame.) |
| FE | 10 | FLYING HORSE (BM160) | B Doyle | -- | Led to halfway. Renewed effort to dispute lead into straight. Was weakening when clipped heels and fell inside 200 M. (Lame.) |
| 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 |