Race 1 (342)
THE LION HERALD HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | REALLY THE BEST (M188) | M Chadwick | TT | Began awkwardly, soon recovered to join leaders hitting front 1100 M out, went over 1L clear shortly after straightening, just held on to the line. |
| 2 | 4 | BAMBOO DANCE (M327) | A Suborics | B1 | Settled in forward of midfield on rails, saved ground turning for home, fought on steadily to just fail to get up on line. |
| 3 | 1 | GLOBAL FAME (M335) | D Whyte | TT | Settled in midfield, baulked for a run early in straight, obtained clear run over 200 M out, finished off race nicely. |
| 4 | 2 | NICKU (CK389) | M L Yeung | TT | Began from a poor draw, soon settled just worse than midfield on rails, saved ground turning for home, baulked early in straight, finished off race well. |
| 5 | 6 | TREASURE GLITTER (M031) | O Doleuze | B | Bumped jumping out, soon recovered from midfield to 1L 3rd on rails around the bend, obtained a clear run shortly after straightening but ran home one-paced. |
| 6 | 13 | SMART GUY (M377) | Y T Cheng | H | Not far off early, dropped back to midfield 1100 M out, ran on steadily under pressure. |
| 7 | 12 | GORGEOUS RULER (CK403) | K C Ng | B/TT | Ridden along from a poor draw to share the pace, settled for 2nd outside leader around the bend, gradually faded inside final 200 M. |
| 8 | 7 | YOUNG HAPPY (M305) | R Fourie | XB-/B2 | Soon taken across from a wide gate to race in rear, similar turning into straight, kept on same pace without quickening. |
| 9 | 3 | FERRABOSCO (L217) | T Angland | SR/B2/TT2 | Niggled along not far off the lead, gradually shuffled backward to be forward of midfield around the bend when 3-wide, renewed effort into the straight but one-paced. |
| 10 | 5 | SICHUAN LEGEND (M248) | T Clark | B- | Prominent when ridden early, gradually dropped back to worse than midfield 1100 M out, widest into home straight, produced late impression. |
| 11 | 8 | TOP POWER (M272) | Z Purton | B | Broke well in lead early, gradually taken back to race in 2L 5th around the bend, baulked for a run early in straight, made no further impression. |
| 12 | 9 | FULL SPIRIT (L386) | G Mosse | TT | Never on terms. |
| 13 | 14 | SAMMY'S FORTUNE (CH204) | K C Leung | B/TT | Always struggling. |
| 14 | 11 | HAPPY EAGLE (L347) | C K Tong | H-/B/TT | Raced wide throughout after beginning from a poor draw, jumped nicely, ridden along to chase behind leaders, hampered 300 M out, folded up quickly. |
| 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 |