Race 2 (045)
POPLAR HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | DRAGON WIN (BV242) | K T Yeung | V | Settled behind leaders. Came to challenge late on rails to claim victory by the narrowest of margins. |
| 2 | 3 | TIMBER CITY (CC031) | D Dunn | TT | Settled wide in midfield. Quickened well down centre of straight to hit front nearing finish but pipped at post. |
| 3 | 14 | WINNING WAYS (CB017) | C Williams | B | Settled at the back. Ran on well final 400 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 1 | FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) | S Dye | B | Settled in forward of midfield. Ran on steadily in straight to narrowly miss the placegetters. |
| 5 | 7 | ELVIS (CC078) | A Delpech | SR | Broke well setting in prominent position throughout. Failed to quicken and swamped closing stages. |
| 6 | 9 | UNIVERSAL PIONEER (CB293) | A Marcus | B1/TT | Midfield into straight. Loomed up to hold every chance 200 M out but unable to sustain effort close to home. |
| 7 | 2 | O' SHINY (CC165) | Y T Cheng | B1 | Settled in rear of midfield. Did not find much room in straight. Kept on steadily to finish. |
| 8 | 8 | KING HORSE (CA383) | G Schofield | -- | Midfield throughout. One-paced. |
| 9 | 6 | GIVE ME FIVE (CC217) | D Whyte | -- | Attempted to make all but unable to sustain effort closing stages. |
| 10 | 10 | CITY FORTUNE (BS181) | R Fradd | TT | Around midfield to straight then gradually faded. |
| 11 | 13 | GLOBAL POWER (CB371) | J Quinn | SR | Never better than midfield. |
| 12 | 12 | BULLSHOT (CB215) | F Coetzee | B | Travelled outside leader to straight then gradually weakened. |
| 13 | 11 | WINMARK (CA137) | M W Leung | B | Never in contention. |
| 14 | 4 | DOMINATION (CC186) | S K Sit | B | Made no show. |
| 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 |