Race 3 (422)
BUCKINGHAM PALACE DIVIDED HANDICAP Rating:120-64 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section -1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | MICHAEL'S CHOICE (BM081) | E Legrix | -- | Settled in mid-division early stages, made gradual headway home bend to join leaders into straight, soon hit front and careered away for a comfortable victory. |
| 2 | 9 | ABLE MONARCH (BL207) | L Dettori | -- | Settled mainly in mid-division, came under pressure upon straightening and ran on well to claim 2nd closing stages without troubling leader. |
| 3 | 6 | POLAR STAR (BL084) | D Holland | -- | Always prominent, ran on steadily under pressure in straight without threatening. |
| 4 | 7 | LIK RAMBO (BN212) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Made running to 700 M, still close up and every chance turning into straight, outsprinted by winner 200 M out and found no extra nearing finish. |
| 5 | 4 | CHAGALL (BM072) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Settled towards rear, improved to mid-division into straight, kept on same pace. |
| 6 | 1 | ENTHUSIASM (BK045) | D Oliver | -- | Slow into stride, remained in last few into straight, made some late progress inside final 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 11 | LUCKY LORD (BN073) | F Coetzee | -- | Slow into stride but soon moved up to 4th, tightened passing 1200 M and raced freely afterwards, dropping towards rear home bend, made up some late ground inside final 200 M. |
| 8 | 3 | AUTO-MATCHING (BL114) | G Childs | -- | Restrained in close-up position before gaining narrow advantage entering straight but dropped out steadily passing 400 M. |
| 9 | 5 | PASHA (BL211) | B Marcus | -- | Settled in rear and did not find much room the length of straight. |
| 10 | 13 | FORTUNE LEADER (BJ226) | S M Tam | -- | Trailed field most of way. |
| 11 | 2 | HEAVILY ARMED (BK153) | K C Chan | -- | Rear before effort rounding home bend, mid-division into straight but soon dropped out of contention. |
| 12 | 12 | MAGNIFIED (BK152) | L F Chung | -- | Rear early, swift progress on outside passing 1000 M, hit front while hanging out at 800 M, lost advantage when 6-wide turning into straight, then steadily weakened. (Bled.) |
| 13 | 10 | GINTS TO WIN (BJ081) | F Johansson | -- | Prominent, racing freely early stages, before dropping out of contention upon 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 |