Race 1 (130)
SAPPHIRE HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | ABLE MARS (CC273) | O Doleuze | B | Moved up gradually from the rear at start to be 3rd 900 M. Still 2Ls 3rd at 3-wide final turn. Quickened well to take lead near 300 M. Just held on. |
| 2 | 9 | ELVIS (CC078) | R Fradd | B | Led briefly early, dropped back steadily to 6th near 1000 M. Found not much room while improving early straight. Ran on when in clear 200 M. |
| 3 | 3 | ZHI YOU SPIRIT (CD241) | D Dunn | TT | Well there early, soon raced in 4th with 2Ls behind lead. Kept on well along rail final 400 M. |
| 4 | 7 | PLEASANT JOURNEY (CC266) | Y T Cheng | -- | Towards rear. Improved to just behind midfield the first turn. Ran on from 8th 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 5 | GREAT STAR (CB122) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Always there. Remained 5th until making progress in straight to be 2nd 200 M out. Kept on but lost a placing closing stages. |
| 6 | 13 | SUPRA SMART KID (CC122) | B Prebble | V/TT | Towards rear. Made up good ground inside 200 M. |
| 7 | 2 | HARVEST GALA (CD269) | S Dye | B1 | Behind midfield on inside. Given reminders final turn. Kept on. |
| 8 | 6 | FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) | B Doyle | B | Soon in midfield or a little bit behind. Slightly held up approaching 200 M. One-paced thereafter. |
| 9 | 8 | DANDY BUNNY (BV328) | M W Leung | -- | Slow into stride, last. Made up some ground final 200 M. |
| 10 | 11 | TELECOM BABE (CA187) | C K Tong | -- | 2nd last to final turn. Recovered a little ground early straight. |
| 11 | 1 | SILLY BOY (CC094) | G Mosse | -- | Lost ground at start, soon improved from outside to join the lead 850 M. Held on until weakened 250 M. |
| 12 | 14 | STRAIGHT WIN (CB069) | M Rodd | SR | Well there. Took lead approaching 1000 M. Was joined 850 M. Headed near 300 M. Soon faded. |
| 13 | 12 | HONEYBEE (CC274) | G Schofield | V/TT | Towards rear throughout. |
| 14 | 10 | WIN FOR ABALONE (CD087) | H W Lai | B2 | Never a factor. |
| 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 |