Race 1 (406)
EXPLORING SOUTHWEST CHINA PLATE Rating:- 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | ABLE CHOICE (CB126) | M Cahill | B | Pushed along to take lead from 1000 M. Sprinted 4Ls clear 200 M. Won readily. |
| 2 | 4 | FLASH HARRY (CB180) | W C Marwing | SR1 | Midfield. Ran on well 400 M to be 2nd passing 200 M. Unable to threaten the winner. |
| 3 | 7 | SALUZI (CB147) | E Legrix | -- | Prominent early, soon raced 5th. Ran on steadily soon after straightening to take 3rd closing stages. |
| 4 | 12 | SPINNING CITY (CB252) | B Marcus | -- | Well there. Sat outside the winner to straight. Found no extra and lost 2nd passing 200 M. |
| 5 | 5 | GOLDEN GONG (CB063) | D Whyte | SR | Towards rear. Made up some ground final 250 M. |
| 6 | 1 | CHERISHED (CB160) | F Coetzee | -- | Towards rear. Moderate progress closing stages. |
| 7 | 6 | FORTUNE LIFE (CB207) | M Kinane | -- | Behind midfield and wide. Dropped to the last rounding home bend. Ran on moderately in straight. |
| 8 | 2 | CHIU CHOW HERO (CB064) | O Doleuze | SR | Behind midfield. One-paced. |
| 9 | 10 | VAJRA (CB067) | G Mosse | SR | Towards rear. Made up some ground final turn to be 7th around 250 M. Soon found no extra. |
| 10 | 8 | SPEED MASTER (CB274) | E Saint-Martin | -- | In touch. Failed to hold place final 250 M. |
| 11 | 3 | CLASSIC SYMPHONY (CB184) | A Suborics | -- | Held 3rd or 4th to 250 M. Weakened. |
| 12 | 9 | STORM BARRIER (CB106) | Y T Cheng | B | Near rear. Tailed off inside 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 |