Race 1 (594)
POPLAR HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE (CJ207) | B Prebble | P/H/TT | Always in the firing line just behind the front running trio, accelerated well to be in front near 200 M, pushed by the runner up but kept on finding enough to keep his rival at bay. |
| 2 | 3 | DECAGONAL (CH244) | W C Marwing | B/TT | Travelled in a 3-wide midfield position under restraint, covered extra ground on the turn, responded well to hit front along with the eventual winner 200 M out, kept on and was just touched off at the line. (Trainer questioned.) |
| 3 | 12 | ENERGETIC BOY (CH153) | M Du Plessis | B | Raced behind midfield but was hampered and pushed to 3-wide down the back straight, finished the fastest and made up plenty of ground inside 300 M to claim 3rd. |
| 4 | 10 | DANEPRINT (CC221) | C W Wong | B/TT | Began awkwardly and lost ground, travelled in a position towards the rear 8Ls off the pace, shifted out to 3-wide passing 600 M, picked up well from off the pace and made some late impression. |
| 5 | 14 | SPEED OF LIGHT (CC333) | S K Sit | TT | In midfield along the fence 3Ls back, steadied near 350 M when attempting a run down the inside, took time to gather speed and did his best work towards the finish. |
| 6 | 4 | RAINBOW STAR (CJ275) | Z Purton | B | Unable to settle down the back straight, had 5Ls to make up passing 400 M didn't have a clear run until 250 M, finished off the race well enough. |
| 7 | 5 | ALL PROFIT (CK068) | K L Chui | B | Taken across behind runners and obtained a rearward spot on the fence, had huge task in hand turning in but picked up OK once saw daylight down the inside. Seemingly appreciated the step up in distance. |
| 8 | 13 | LADY FIRST (CJ067) | Y T Cheng | -- | Well covered in the centre of the field 4Ls back, into clear 350 M but couldn't step up a gear when asked, kept on one-paced to the line. |
| 9 | 9 | FRAMES DEPOT (CG118) | W M Lai | B | Slotted into a rail position 2Ls off the leader, well positioned to strike turning in but offered very little in the finish, swamped inside 100 M. |
| 10 | 2 | COVER BOY (CK021) | H W Lai | SR/TT | Slow to begin, raced as the back marker 8 to 9Ls behind leader, gradually moved away from the rails approaching home straight, picked up fairly down the outside but was never likely from that position. |
| 11 | 1 | HEALTHY CONTENDER (CJ342) | O Doleuze | -- | Held a position behind midfield on the fence after jumping well from the inside barrier, had to be niggled along passing 500 M but offered very little in the finish, weakened final 200 M. |
| 12 | 8 | SHINING DRAGON (CC181) | M Chadwick | SR/V | Crossed to the fence and took them along under a steady tempo, didn't travel well and was inclined to hang out, headed near 250 M and quickly dropped away inside 100 M. |
| 13 | 7 | BRAVO HORSE (CH312) | M L Yeung | B/SR | Crossed from the wide barrier to race alongside leader under a steady tempo, weakened rapidly from 350 M, eased close home. |
| 14 | 11 | RISING WIN (CC089) | M W Leung | SR-/B2 | Soon in the front rank but was unable to cross from the widest barrier, 3-wide turning in and quickly gave ground on straightening. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 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 |