Race 3 (367)
MERLIN HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | GAGNE VITE (BJ094) | F Coetzee | -- | Ridden to 2L 5th early, remained there to straight, quickened well to hit front 200 M out and held on well to finish. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 4 | RISING STAR (BM062) | E Legrix | -- | Settled just behind leaders, not clear run turning into straight, quickened to hold every chance inside final 300 M but winner too good. |
| 3 | 7 | TOLLWAY (BK214) | K M Chin | -- | Travelled in rear, finished well closing stages to snatch 3rd near line. |
| 4 | 1 | WINNING CHANCE (BK097) | B Marcus | -- | Mainly in mid-division, then dropped towards rear 5-wide turning into straight, ran on to have some chance 200 M out but soon found no extra. |
| 5 | 10 | IN THE PICTURE (BK160) | Y S Wong | -- | Remained well back until making up good ground closing stages, doing best work at finish. |
| 6 | 9 | SINCERITY (BM018) | D Oliver | -- | Jumped well then settled in 6th, kept on same pace before making some late progress closing stages. |
| 7 | 11 | HIGHLAND LADDIE (BJ172) | M Kinane | -- | Held slender lead to 200 M, then overhauled. |
| 8 | 2 | QUITE EASY (BM184) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Disputed lead to 250 M, then faded under pressure. |
| 9 | 5 | SMOOTH JOURNEY (BL101) | D Holland | -- | Midfield early, dropped towards rear coming out of back straight, no further impression. (Lame.) |
| 9 | 12 | STARTRICE (BM210) | C K Tse | -- | Niggled along, contesting early lead, chased leaders rounding home bend and into straight, then soon dropped out. |
| 11 | 8 | NEW PET (BM190) | S M Tam | -- | Rear early but soon improved to mid-division, came under pressure upon straightening, then gradually faded inside final 250 M. |
| 12 | 6 | FLYING SUPREME (BJ215) | H K Cheung | -- | Lost considerable ground at start, remaining in last few throughout. |
| 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 |