
Race 3 (045)
WILLOW HANDICAP Rating:38-14 1400m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | CLASSIC CHOICE (BV050) | G Schofield | BO | Behind midfield. Made gradual progress on the rail to be 3rd passing 400 M. Ran on to take control 150 M out. Held on well. |
| 2 | 6 | CHEVAL D'OR (BT239) | D Whyte | -- | Prominent early from a wide draw, dropped back gradually to midfield. Ran on steadily to take 2nd final 100 M. |
| 3 | 5 | BONANZA (BV124) | E Legrix | B1 | Pushed along from widest draw to take the lead. Maintained slender advantage until headed 150 M. Kept on. |
| 4 | 1 | CHAMPION BOY (CB056) | S Dye | P | Rear. Made up good ground from outside final 250 M. |
| 5 | 7 | HANDSOME MAN (BS012) | E Saint-Martin | V | In touch. Came to tackle leader first turn. Joint lead turning in. Kept on until finding no extra 200 M. |
| 6 | 2 | REFRESHINGLY (BV203) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Towards rear. Steadied when crowded near 600 M. Made up some ground in straight. |
| 7 | 12 | BEST EVER (CB050) | K C Tsang | SR | Midfield. One-paced. |
| 8 | 4 | ALL SATISFY (BT024) | G Mosse | -- | Slightly better than midfield. No progress in straight. |
| 9 | 14 | POWER OF SUCCESS (CA096) | C Williams | B/H | Prominent to early straight. Weakened. |
| 10 | 11 | INSIGHTOREALITY (CA363) | W C Marwing | -- | Mainly 9th or 10th throughout. |
| 11 | 8 | NAZAKAT II (BV204) | S K Sit | B | Towards rear. Crept closer order turning for home. Weakened 200 M. |
| 12 | 3 | ACCURACY (BT085) | H K Yim | B/TT | Towards rear throughout. |
| 13 | 10 | NOBLE CHARGE (BV306) | M Cahill | -- | Checked soon after start. Never in contention. |
| 14 | 13 | TWIN WIZARDS (CA205) | D Dunn | -- | Moved up to be in touch soon after start. Raced awkwardly final turn and hung out. Faded. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |