Race 3 (141)
PANASONIC VIERA HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | LUCKY DRAGON (CD322) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Out in line, ridden to race 4-wide behind front runners early. Taken to sit 3-wide at midfield from 900M. 3Ls down on straightening. Kept chasing the leader with the field without blistering acceleration. Got on top closing stages. |
| 2 | 10 | TELECOM LUCKY STAR (CK025) | S K Sit | TT | Pressed after start and took lead on fence at 1300M. Travelled nicely and held a 1L advantage at the bend. Kept giving and fended off all rivals but the winner final strides. (Questioned for improved performance.) |
| 3 | 6 | BERNINI (CJ168) | G Cheyne | B | Soon in the front rank but trapped 3-wide early. Shifted 2-wide behind the leader making the home turn. Every chance in the straight but only plugged on for 3rd. |
| 4 | 7 | CHEERFUL HAPPINESS (CE220) | B Doyle | B | Away with them, eased to sit 3-wide behind midfield from 1200M. 4Ls down swinging wide for home. Came with a strong looking challenge inside 200M but peaked close to home. |
| 5 | 5 | KIMBERLEY (CJ295) | D Whyte | XB | Midfield early. Urged along the fence and settled on leaders' back 800M out. Had some trouble seeing daylight until 200M but kept one-paced once into clear. |
| 6 | 2 | CRUSH ON YOU (CH065) | B Prebble | CP | Slowly away, recovered to race behind midfield on fence 1000M out. 3Ls off turning for home. Hard ridden in the straight and made some headway without serious threat to the principals. |
| 7 | 14 | KING OF TURF (CJ102) | W M Lai | BO1 | Jumped awkwardly and raced 3-wide towards rear early. Came widest and was 6Ls behind the pace turning in. Covered substantial ground in the straight. |
| 8 | 1 | ACCELERATOR (CG179) | D Beadman | -- | Began in line and sat 2-wide behind midfield. Shifted 4-wide and was 5Ls down leaving the bend. Made steady progress thereafter. |
| 9 | 13 | WINNING AHEAD (CJ018) | M Chadwick | TT | Pressed forward from high draw. Parked behind leaders in a 2-wide position before making the home turn. Well position to strike in the straight but lacked a finishing touch. |
| 10 | 3 | MASTER GREEN (CJ104) | T H So | V/TT | Towards rear on fence through to the home turn and was 5Ls down top of home straight. Past only beaten rivals. |
| 11 | 4 | GENERAL POWER (CJ256) | C K Tong | B/TT | Raced within 3Ls of the pace in a 2-wide position through to the home straight. Hard ridden but failed to quicken. Dropped out final furlong. |
| 12 | 12 | ACTUARIAL TALENT (CJ028) | W Pike | V/XB/TT | Raced 4-wide without cover behind the pace through to the home turn. Soon emptied thereafter. (Jockey warned regarding his riding in middle stages.) (Lame right front leg.) |
| 13 | 9 | MONTY (CH164) | O Doleuze | -- | Fair start and moved to race behind leaders in a 3-wide position through to the home straight. No response under pressure and weakened inside 300M. (Mucopus). |
| 14 | 11 | DON FELIPE (CD273) | C W Wong | XB | Jumped fairly but soon dropped to the rear despite vigorous riding. Detached 900M out. |
| 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 |