Race 1 (290)
ORCHID HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | CHEERFUL HAPPINESS (CE220) | O Doleuze | V/XB | Standard jump, allowed to relax behind midfield 4 to 5Ls of speed, aided by reasonable sectionals, made a run on turning and took most of straight to overhaul leaders and score narrowly. |
| 2 | 12 | MULTI-WIN SPIRIT (CG137) | D Whyte | XB/TT | Began fairly, ended up in midfield behind pace 3Ls back, tracked strongly on bend, angled out turning, went to them passing 200 M and held on until shadows of post. |
| 3 | 5 | SILVER WRAITH (CE178) | C Soumillon | B | Tardy into stride, shared rear 6 to 7Ls away, had a quiet run on rails, kept to fence turning, progressed gradually to finish a closing 3rd without threatening. |
| 4 | 9 | GLOBAL WAY (CG158) | A Delpech | B/TT | Out well, took a spot on leaders back, didn't have an easy time with reasonable sections, right there behind horses turning in, in clear from 300 M and made some minor headway to make frame. |
| 5 | 7 | PERFECT ATHLETE (CG276) | D Beadman | -- | Didn't have pace of first few after jumping well and tucked in to 1 out 1 back spot, close enough to reasonable pace to do some work, right there turning but was one paced in run to line. |
| 6 | 8 | CENAMIRA (CD129) | S K Sit | B/TT | Lacked speed as usual, took a spot near tail 6Ls off pace on rails aided by pace on, saved ground on circle, closed a little at 300 M but struggled thereafter just holding ground in run to line. |
| 7 | 4 | LIGHTNING MOUNT (CH082) | K L Chui | B/TT | No real pace from jump, ended up in rear division 6Ls back in 2 wide line, helped by solid sections, made a 3 wide run turning in, didn't finish off and just battled last furlong. |
| 8 | 2 | GENERAL SPEEDEE (CG193) | F Coetzee | TT | Out in line, didn't have pace to go on and ended up 3 to 4Ls back on fence, enjoyed a soft trip tracking solid pace, in behind horses turning but appeared flat when clear running presented. |
| 9 | 6 | SUPER (CD036) | Y T Cheng | SR/XB/TT | Began with them, snagged back to race in midfield 4Ls back in running line, hung on bend, drifted to outside in straight, found little last 200 M against outside rail. |
| 10 | 10 | PLEASURE PLEASURE (CD271) | S Dye | B/TT | Away well, overraced and pulled way to race outside leader, kept pace solid throughout, kept challenging on bend, soon struggling and just battled away in straight. |
| 11 | 11 | UNIVERSAL PIONEER (CB293) | C K Tong | TT | No Comments on Running information for this horse. |
| 12 | 1 | TIMBER CITY (CC031) | G Mosse | B | Standard jump, restrained from a wide gate to take unfamiliar role at tail, raced 2 wide 7Ls back, helped by sections, still well back to bend, made no progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |