Race 1 (140)
L'OREAL PARIS HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | SMART LEADER (B456) | Z Purton | B/XB/TT | Began well from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, angled out 500M, hit the front 250M, kept on very well to the line, easily scored. |
| 2 | 7 | M M JOHNNY (D115) | M Chadwick | B | Bumped start, raced at rear on the inside, 2 wide from 500M, made good progress in straight to take 2nd, no threat to the winner. |
| 3 | 12 | ZACIAN (E078) | M F Poon | -- | Average to begin, raced 2 wide, 3 lengths or so back, there to turn, finished off well to take a place, no threat to the winner. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 4 | 2 | TELECOM MISSILE (D209) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Commenced well, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, same position on turn, took the lead 350M, peaked and headed 250M, weakened final 150M. |
| 5 | 1 | BEAUTY NOVA (G232) | V Borges | H1/TT | Bumped start and unbalanced, raced behind midfield on the inside, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 150M. |
| 6 | 10 | GENERAL TRUMP (B394) | H Bentley | B/TT | Moderately away, raced 2 wide towards rear, very wide into straight, made minor progress in the run home. |
| 7 | 8 | MOON PEAKS (C403) | H W Lai | B | Away well, sat right behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. |
| 8 | 4 | PRIDE OF DRAGON (E283) | L Hewitson | TT1 | Jumped well from gate 10, raced better than midfield on the outside, 3 wide turning in, showed limited response early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. (Lost right hind plate near 800M.) |
| 9 | 5 | HUNKY DORY (E438) | Y L Chung | B2/TT | Shifted out on jumping and bumped, raced in midfield on the outside, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. |
| 10 | 6 | IRON KING (C133) | A Badel | TT- | Began well from the widest draw, taken back to race behind midfield on the outside, 4 lengths or so back on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 11 | 11 | DASHING GENIUS (G064) | L Ferraris | TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. |
| 12 | 9 | SUPER CLASS (G086) | C Wong | B/XB | Began very awkwardly and bumped, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L turning in, peaked and headed early in straight, weakened final 250M. |
| 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 |