
Race 3 (398)
FUKUSHIMA HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | CALIFORNIA PRINCE (CD079) | B Prebble | CP-/TT | Jumped only fairly and was niggled to take the lead. Held a 1/2L advantage most of the way before shaking off its pursuer inside final 100 M. |
| 2 | 4 | GAUCHO (CE033) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Kept alongside winner in the lead most of the way. Continued to match strides with winner before losing touch inside final 100 M. |
| 3 | 10 | SUPER BALL (CD064) | A Delpech | PC | Outpaced early but settled prominently on fence behind the pace. Stayed on fairly but unable to keep pace with top pair in the straight. |
| 4 | 1 | HAPPY PARTNERS (CD056) | C Soumillon | H/TT | Settled on fence in midfield position. Kept on fairly in the straight to make the frame. |
| 5 | 2 | SHERIFF BAMBOO (CC257) | C K Tong | CP- | Off slowly and raced on fence in rear section. Made up ground saving trip around the turn. Caught in traffic for some distance near 200 M but finished the race off well and made up some late ground. |
| 6 | 5 | KINGSTON WINNER (CC024) | W M Lai | B | Ridden along out of the gates but was outpaced. Raced no worse than midfield until straightening. Kept on steadily in the straight. |
| 7 | 3 | BEST LUCK (CC062) | S Dye | CP/TT | 3-wide and was within 3Ls of the leader at 800 M. Kept similar position on straightening but unable to turn up a notch in the straight. Weakened steadily final stages. |
| 8 | 7 | DILIGENT (CC285) | O Doleuze | CP | Outpaced and raced in rear section. Made up some ground making the turn but only maintained same pace in the home straight. |
| 9 | 6 | SHOGUN (CB446) | D Whyte | B | Settled 3-wide at midfield. Lacked a response when placed under pressure in the straight and weakened closing stages. |
| 10 | 11 | SPEEDING MOLLY (CC227) | M W Leung | SR/TT | Off slowly and trailed field until the turn. Ridden along making home turn but remained towards the rear on straightening. Made no impression in the straight. |
| 11 | 12 | MY LUCK (CE256) | K S Yu | -- | Jumped well but gradually dropped to rear section. Niggled along to keep pace rounding the turn and trailed field into home straight. Only ran past a beaten runner. |
| 12 | 9 | DRAGON AND GOLD (CD244) | C W Wong | -- | Wide and without cover in a forward position. Commenced to lose ground making the turn at 600 M and then weakened in the straight. |
| 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 |
