Race 1 (337)
MICHAEL'S CHOICE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | UPBEAT (CC347) | S Dye | B1 | Made all. With 3Ls advantage 200 M, just held off runner-up's challenge closing stages. |
| 2 | 2 | SMILING FOREST (BV286) | K McEvoy | B | Towards rear. Widest turning in. Ran on steadily but just missed narrowly at finish. |
| 3 | 9 | ZERO IN (CC332) | F Coetzee | -- | Jumped well, soon raced in midfield. Ran on from 7th 400 M, doing best work closing stages. |
| 4 | 11 | TROPHY (CD027) | A Marcus | TT | Behind midfield. Kept on quite well final 200 M. |
| 5 | 6 | LUCKY CHAMPION (CD178) | S K Sit | -- | Towards rear. Made ground steadily from outside in straight. |
| 6 | 12 | FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (CB263) | C K Tong | B2 | Prominent to 200 M. Found no extra. |
| 7 | 7 | NATURAL MODEL (CD191) | D Whyte | SR | Began awkwardly, towards rear. Made ground under pressure in straight. Steadied passing 200 M. Kept on closing stages. |
| 8 | 8 | RAINBOW DIAMOND (CD183) | R Fradd | -- | Slowly away, last to 850 M. Remained 2nd last until making up some ground inside 150 M. |
| 9 | 10 | GOOD GOOD (CD033) | D Boeuf | SR1 | Better than midfield. Raced 4th on inside 800 M. Weakened steadily 250 M out. |
| 10 | 14 | HK ISLAND VICTORY (CC290) | K C Tsang | -- | Better than midfield. Dropped back steadily from 5th inside 300 M. |
| 11 | 4 | WINNING PARADE (CA283) | G Mosse | B/TT | Midfield. Made no show soon after straightening. |
| 12 | 13 | ETERNAL START (BV079) | W M Lai | B/SR | Sat outside the winner until fading out of contention approaching 200 M. |
| 13 | 5 | DYNAMIC POWER (CD135) | Y T Cheng | -- | Towards rear throughout. |
| 14 | 1 | ENAMELLED (CD011) | W Smith | B1 | Last from 850 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 |