Race 3 (049)
NANJING HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | BRAVE SPIRIT (CJ258) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Nice jump. Took lead on fence from 1200 M. Pulled clear at 800 M and lengthened well on straightening. Won convincingly. |
| 2 | 12 | HEALTHY BLUEBERRY (CK222) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped well. Took a sit on fence in 2nd from 1300 M. Had 3Ls to make up on leader coming into straight. Tried hard to close the gap but leader was too strong. Did well enough to figure in quinella. |
| 3 | 7 | MAGNANIMOUS (CK111) | W C Marwing | H | Trapped 3-wide without cover in midfield back straight. 6Ls behind the tearaway leader making the home turn. Kept giving in the straight and ran on strongly final 100 M to snatch minor placing. |
| 4 | 1 | WAIT FOR ME (CE332) | B Prebble | B | Away in line. Eased to rear passing 1400 M. Over 10Ls behind the tearaway leader turning in. Made a strong run top of the home straight and looked very good place chance final furlong but failed to sustain last 100 M. |
| 5 | 10 | FORTUNE DRAGON (CH324) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Slowly away, recovered to race behind midfield on fence from 1400 M. (ls back at the bend. Made some headway in the straight. |
| 6 | 11 | LIVERBIRD (CE055) | H W Lai | B | Raced towards rear back straight. 3-wide and 9Ls down rounding the bend. Improved moderately in the home straight. |
| 7 | 3 | CLASSIC ENERGY (CJ143) | J Lloyd | B/H/TT | Raced 2-wide at midfield back straight. 6Ls behind the leader turning for home. Stayed on fairly thereafter. |
| 8 | 6 | LUCKY MONEY (CE159) | W Pike | -- | Niggled along and raced better than midfield back straight. 5Ls adrift on turn and could never get any closer in the home straight. |
| 9 | 4 | SUPER (CD036) | S K Sit | SR/XB | Raced 3-wide towards rear back straight. Swung widest and was 9Ls away on straightening. Shifted gradually towards the stand's rail in the straight but made no improvement. |
| 10 | 9 | PERFECT MATCH (CJ072) | W M Lai | -- | Raced at midfield on fence back straight. Hard ridden approaching the home straight to maintain position. Plodded on home. |
| 11 | 8 | HUMONGUS (CJ265) | B Doyle | B1 | At rear throughout. No impression. |
| 12 | 5 | NEW KID IN TOWN (CK195) | Z Purton | V1/TT | Urged early and raced 4Ls behind the leader through to 800 M. Dropped out gradually thereafter despite under pressure. Finished tailed-out. |
| 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 |