Race 3 (250)
MIDLAND IC&I PROFESSIONAL ELITES HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | NICKU (CK389) | M L Yeung | TT | Niggled early. Slotted 2-wide behind pace group from 1400M. Peeled out and was well positioned to strike turning into home. Battled determinedly with the 2nd placegetter final furlong. Just got up on line. |
| 2 | 11 | BEAUTIFUL CHOICE (CH130) | D Beadman | B2/TT | Ridden early. Took lead on fence from 1200M. Held a 1L advantage turning in. Fought on gamely with the winner final furlong. Nailed at post. |
| 3 | 9 | MISTER HORSE (L035) | C Y Ho | V | Switched to rear after start. Swung wide and was 6Ls down rounding home turn. Finished off strongly to snatch a minor placing near finish. |
| 4 | 3 | BROTHERS IN ARMS (CJ070) | M Barzalona | PC-/B2 | Box seat, pace good, just held ground. |
| 4 | 7 | MIGHTY FEELING (L025) | T Clark | SR/TT | Ahead of midfield to home turn. Shifted 2-wide for clear run on straightening but was blocked until 300M. Covered steady ground when clear to make frame at finish. |
| 6 | 12 | FULL STAR (L031) | M Chadwick | P-/H/B1 | Behind midfield on fence to home straight. Kept on along the rail until final 100M when unable to obtain clear run. Not fully tested. |
| 7 | 6 | FANTASTISCH (CK017) | O Doleuze | XB | Well enough away but was trapped wide. Gradually taken to race 3-wide behind midfield from 1300M. Came wide and was 4Ls back into final stretch. Ran on fairly well top of home straight but couldn't sustain effort final 200M. |
| 8 | 2 | PRINCE OF SUNSHINE (M017) | N Callan | SR-/TT1 | Taken across behind runners after start from highest draw. Tucked 2-wide behind midfield 1200M. Angled out leaving home turn. Made up some ground home without threat. |
| 9 | 14 | RACING SPORT (L344) | J Lloyd | -- | 2-wide at midfield to home straight. One-paced to conclude. |
| 10 | 5 | TREASURE GLITTER (M031) | K C Ng | -- | Rolled forward from wide barrier and eventually parked one-off behind leader home turn. Failed to turn up a notch home straight. |
| 11 | 10 | GRANDWAY FLYER (CK302) | Y T Cheng | B/H | Back with last few always. Never likely. |
| 12 | 13 | POLYMER POWER (L417) | M Guyon | TT | Travelled 3-wide at midfield and was left without cover from 900M. Pressured 600M but no response. Beaten well before post. |
| 13 | 8 | WADASURPRISE (CK272) | B Doyle | B/XB | Always at rear. Never in the hunt. |
| 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 |