Race 3 (259)
MIDLAND THE DEVELOPERS' BEST PARTNER HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | SPEED RACER (CK207) | J Lloyd | CP | Well enough away. Taken to sit 3-wide behind midfield from 1400M. Cut to 2-wide near 1000M. Swung out and was 4Ls off on straightening. Finished off strongly and asserted authority inside final furlong. |
| 2 | 10 | SAMMY'S FORTUNE (CH204) | M Guyon | B/TT | Detached early despite effort of rider. Reached the back of the field passing 1000M. Hard ridden wide from 700M and was 7Ls adrift turning in. No hope with the winner but kept dashing to the line well. |
| 3 | 1 | LUCKY EMPEROR (CK407) | H W Lai | B | Began in line but trapped wide. Gradually taken to 2-wide towards rear. Shifted 3-wide to make run from 600M and was 6Ls down turning into home. Covered good ground to snatch 3rd at post but was well beaten by the front pair. |
| 4 | 3 | GORGEOUS RULER (CK403) | K C Leung | B/TT | Sat outside leader early. Pressed from 750M to maintain position. Hit front 400M. Caught final furlong but fought gamely to make frame. |
| 5 | 4 | DANESOUTH (L001) | D Whyte | B/H/TT | Away with them but caught wide. Slotted 2-wide at midfield 1200M. Switched 4-wide and was 3Ls back into final stretch. One-paced to conclude. |
| 6 | 9 | ICE FIRE (CJ272) | G Mosse | SR/XB/H | Raced 2-wide behind midfield early. Checked severely near 1000M. Took inside run and was 5Ls away rounding home turn. Made up decent ground through runners home. |
| 7 | 8 | GOLD CITY (CJ322) | W C Marwing | V/XB | Slow to begin. Shaken up along the fence to take box seat from 1500M. Every chance in the straight but just plugged on. |
| 8 | 13 | LIVERBIRD (CE055) | Z Purton | B | Out in line but trapped wide. Gradually taken 2-wide behind midfield at 1200M. Shifted out entering home straight and ran on steadily before checked at 150M. Kept on once resumed. |
| 9 | 7 | CLOVIS (CH044) | N Callan | -- | Began fairly well. Gradually eased 2-wide ahead of midfield from 1400M. Well positioned to strike in the straight but couldn't turn up a notch. No extra closing stages. |
| 10 | 14 | PURE ALPHA (CH008) | M Chadwick | TT | Driven early and took fence ahead of midfield from 1300M. Found nothing when asked in the straight. |
| 11 | 6 | HUA SHI (CK324) | Y T Cheng | B | Towards rear to home straight. Beat tired runners home. |
| 12 | 11 | WINFINDER (CJ344) | M W Leung | B | Led on fence until swamped 250M. (Mucopus and "roarer"). |
| 13 | 5 | HEALTHY CONTENDER (CJ342) | T Angland | -- | Midfield on fence to home straight. Never picked up. (Mucopus). |
| 14 | 12 | BEL CANTO (CK326) | O Doleuze | TT | Slowly away but soon resumed one-out-one-back. Beaten soon after straightening. |
| 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 |