Race 1 (242)
YUNNAN HANDICAP Rating:40-15 2200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | BEST CHOICE (CE038) | S Dye | B2 | Midfield. Shifted out rounding home bend and was 5-wide turning in. Ran on well whilst hanging final 300 M and held on after taking lead 150 M out. |
| 2 | 7 | BAUHINIA (CD118) | G Mosse | B | Towards rear. Improved to midfield by saving ground along rail. Steadied and shifted in at 400 M. Ran on well but was always held off by the winner. |
| 3 | 2 | WINNING RONGRONG (CD081) | G Schofield | CP/TT | 2nd from the 1st turn. Led at 400 M. Unable to quicken but did enough to retain a distant 3rd after being headed 150 M out. |
| 4 | 3 | MAXIMUS (CD255) | S Sanders | B | Slowly away but niggled forward to be in midfield and on rail. Shifted out for running rounding home bend. Ran on steadily without threatening. |
| 5 | 8 | LUCKY BIRD (CB342) | D Whyte | -- | Slowly away. At rear. Made up some ground without threatening final 300 M whilst hanging in. |
| 6 | 6 | ONE EYE JACK (CD393) | O Doleuze | B | Soon led. Headed 400 M and plugged on final 200 M. |
| 7 | 11 | SPEED WINNER (CB195) | A Delpech | B | Never far off. One-paced in straight until no extra 100 M out. |
| 8 | 12 | EL PRADO STAR (CE075) | Y T Cheng | V/TT | Midfield or worse but trapped at least 3-wide throughout. Never a threat in straight. |
| 9 | 10 | WE'RE BUDDIES (CC142) | E Saint-Martin | B/SR | Towards rear. Very wide turning in. Failed to make any impression in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 9 | LUCKY YEARS (CD331) | C Munce | PC-/B2 | Midfield or worse whilst being trapped wide and with no cover. No show in straight. |
| 11 | 5 | NOBLE ZOOM (CC298) | C Soumillon | -- | 3rd and on rail from 1st turn. Weakened badly 200 M out. |
| 12 | 4 | NOBLE GLORY (CB145) | H W Lai | B/TT | Towards rear despite being niggled along. Tightened and unbalanced at 600 M. Wide turning in and made no show in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 13 | 13 | SUPER CATCHER (CD233) | W M Lai | B/SR/TT | Thereabout to 1100 M before dropping steadily back to midfield or better. Never a threat in straight. |
| 14 | 14 | POWER TICKER (CD260) | S K Sit | B | Always at rear. 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 |