Race 2 (002)
NANJING HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1000m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | MANY HAPPY RETURNS (BP126) | K M Chin | -- | Midfield or worse. Sustained effort final 200 M to assert authority near finish. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 9 | PATRICIAN (BN242) | G Boss | -- | Mainly midfield to 400 M. Ran on strongly to just fail narrowly. |
| 3 | 3 | SURVEY STAR (BS114) | F Coetzee | TT | Well there, gaining slender advantage passing course proper. Held on well but was headed close home. |
| 4 | 11 | BORN DRAGON (BS215) | W Woods | -- | Always there. Kept on well. |
| 5 | 7 | ALL MY LOVE (BP296) | R Fradd | -- | Prominent. Held every chance 400 M. One-paced closing stages. |
| 6 | 14 | SPEEDY DRAGON (BP289) | K H Yu | -- | Always in touch. Kept on same pace final 200 M. |
| 7 | 10 | HERO'S CHOICE (BP053) | S M Tam | -- | Prominent early, dropping to midfield halfway. Unable to proceed further. |
| 8 | 12 | STAR OF HONG KONG (BP324) | C H Tse | -- | Rear. Made up some ground closing stages. |
| 9 | 13 | LOYAL MARSHAL (BP264) | K W Lee | -- | In similar position throughout. |
| 10 | 4 | WISDOM (BS166) | B Marcus | -- | Prominent until failing to hold place final 400 M. |
| 11 | 1 | FREE AS THE WIND (BS264) | D Whyte | B | Always at the back. |
| 12 | 8 | BAYVIEW KING (BS196) | W M Lai | -- | Around midfield early. Became unbalanced course proper, not in contention. |
| 13 | 2 | KOH-I-NOOR (BS043) | D Harrison | -- | At rear throughout. |
| 14 | 6 | SPOTLIGHT (BN028) | A Munro | -- | Never in contention. |
| 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 |