Race 3 (110)
POPLAR HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1650m Sha Tin Normal Watering
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | RED WINE (BL085) | B Doyle | -- | Settled better than midfield. Commenced run rounding home bend joining leaders into straight. Gained upper hand under pressure inside 200 M then never threatened. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 1 | DIAMOND KING (BN121) | B Marcus | B-/P2/TT | Settled in midfield. Ran on steadily under pressure to claim 2nd final strides. |
| 3 | 11 | LEISURE ISLAND (BP273) | E Saint-Martin | B | Led or disputed lead to 200 M. Fought on well but unable to sustain effort nearing home. |
| 4 | 8 | BEST WISHES (BN160) | K M Chin | -- | Chased leader. Lost position and dropped to 5th place home bend. Kept on one pace in straight. |
| 5 | 2 | BON BON (BS080) | E Legrix | P1 | Settled in midfield. Made steady progress in straight. Never nearer. |
| 6 | 4 | ROCKET GREEN (BL233) | A Munro | -- | Slowly away. Ridden and soon joined rear of field. Gained 8th into straight then one-paced. (Lame.) |
| 7 | 9 | INTREPID STAR (BM053) | W M Lai | -- | Midfield and wide early. Made steady headway far side disputing lead rounding home bend. Soon weakened upon straightening. |
| 8 | 3 | MONEY COME-IN (BN103) | K M So | V1 | Never nearer. |
| 9 | 7 | ALWAYS FUN (BP321) | C K Tse | -- | Mainly in prominent position. Raced freely joining leaders briefly far side. Weakened upon straightening. |
| 10 | 5 | VIVA BOY (BS235) | G Boss | -- | In similar position throughout. |
| 11 | 12 | BAMBI (BK126) | R Fradd | -- | Midfield to halfway then gradually faded. |
| 12 | 13 | EASTERN HERO (BP146) | F Coetzee | -- | Prominent to 900 M then weakened under pressure. |
| 13 | 10 | THE KING OF HONOUR (BP209) | K H Ting | B | Soon dropped to last few. |
| 14 | 14 | SAINT GALORE (BP290) | H K Cheung | -- | Always struggling at the back. |
| 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 |