Race 3 (286)
CARNATION HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | BYRON (CD275) | D Whyte | -- | 2-wide better than midfield. Switched out on straightening, quickened nicely and ran down the early leader inside final 100 M. |
| 2 | 1 | FAT CHOY FOREVER (CD111) | O Doleuze | -- | Soon led. Continued to hold a 2Ls advantage to 200 M, fought hard but was unable to hold off the winner in the final stages. |
| 3 | 12 | MAGIC TEMPLE (CC368) | H K Yim | PC/TT | Trailed field until straightening. Never found a clear path and remained in last place until final 200 M. Staged a late charge and finished strongly for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 8 | DASHING WINNER (CA018) | P H Lo | SR/CO | Raced along the rails in a rearward position. Remained towards the back turning in. Closed the race off strongly despite hanging out and shifting wider on the track. |
| 5 | 6 | SPEED FIGHTER (CD355) | D Nikolic | B/TT | 3-wide without cover amongst leaders. Lacked the needed response to stay in contention after straightening and faded gradually final stages. |
| 6 | 10 | FLORAL PRINCE (CG299) | S K Sit | B | Hard ridden but lacked early speed and raced towards the rear. Gradually made up ground and was 2-wide in midfield making the turn. Ran on same pace in the straight. |
| 7 | 7 | TAIJI SPIRIT (CD185) | F Coetzee | V/TT | Checked on jumping and was ridden along to keep up behind midfield. Continued to be pressured making home turn but remained towards the rear. Kept on and made up some late ground in the straight. |
| 8 | 11 | KIMBERLEY MINES (CA367) | M Nunes | -- | Jumped well from widest draw but was allowed to slide back to midfield. 3-wide making the turn and only kept on same pace in the straight. |
| 9 | 2 | GENKI KING (CD309) | K L Chui | TT | Raced in a prominent position behind the leader and never more than 3Ls off the pace. Checked badly shortly after straightening when making a run and lost all chances. |
| 10 | 9 | FORTE (CB351) | A Delpech | -- | Raced along the rails in midfield. Unable to quicken and only ran past a tiring runner in the straight. |
| 11 | 5 | SUPREMACY (CD315) | G Mosse | B | Tracked leader. Failed to keep pace after straightening and weakened final 300 M. |
| 12 | 3 | PRESENT TREASURE (CC077) | C K Tong | TT | Blundered on jumping, lacked speed and dropped towards the rear. 4-wide and near last on straightening. Never picked up and remained same pace to the line. |
| 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 |