Race 3 (295)
MATHESON HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | BOXING DAY (CA284) | Y T Cheng | -- | Soon led. Was joined around 800 M. Regained clear advantage final turn. Just held off runner-up's challenge in the straight. |
| 2 | 7 | CHARMING STRIDE (BV325) | A Suborics | -- | Prominent. Was 2nd on inside 400 M. Ran on steadily but was always held by the winner. |
| 3 | 4 | MY FAVOURITE (CA125) | S Dye | -- | Jumped well from an outside draw, soon settled towards rear. Was held up and steadied 300 M. Ran on strongly 200 M when in clear, doing best work at finish. |
| 4 | 1 | NEW DYNASTY (BT291) | S King | TT- | Behind midfield. Crept closer order turning in. Ran on from 6th early straight, just lost 3rd place narrowly final stride. |
| 5 | 6 | POWER OF SUCCESS (CA096) | D Dunn | B | Prominent early. Raced 5th from 1000 M. Kept on without quickening in straight. |
| 6 | 5 | STAR OF WAH YAN (BP105) | M W Leung | B/TT | Towards rear. Ran on steadily along rail 250 M. |
| 7 | 2 | CHUK WAY (BT268) | B Marcus | B | Midfield. Made progress to be 3rd 900 M. Kept on until finding no extra final 200 M. |
| 8 | 8 | SMILEY WIN (CA005) | D Whyte | B | Slow into stride, towards rear. Made up a little ground in straight. |
| 9 | 9 | GOLDEN BELL (BT256) | G Mosse | B | Soon last. Ran on a bit inside 250 M. |
| 10 | 3 | MILLENNIUM DAWN (BV168) | E Legrix | B | Midfield. Lost some ground when clipped heels and stumbled near 900 M. Never recovered. |
| 11 | 14 | EVERWELL FOREVER (BT195) | J Egan | -- | Midfield. Kept on early straight but weakened closing stages. |
| 12 | 10 | PLATINUM EXPRESS (BV187) | O Doleuze | B | Towards rear. Checked 500 M. No subsequent progress. |
| 13 | 12 | FORTUNE SALLIAN (BT120) | R Fradd | B | Better than midfield. Made no show in straight. |
| 14 | 13 | CASH (CA245) | H K Yim | B | Towards rear early. Pushed along to join the lead 800 M. Hung out home turn, soon faded. |
| 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 |