Race 2 (762)
SPESSARTINE GARNET HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | SUPERB DADDY (D235) | K Teetan | TT | Drifted back after the start & raced second last away from the rail. Continued rearward on straightening when 6.5L from the lead before finishing very strongly down the outside to charge to the lead at the 75m & win well. |
| 2 | 5 | GENERAL WINNER (E376) | Z Purton | CP | Raced midfield away from the rail. Eased wider just before straightening, dashed up to take the lead passing the 200m mark before over-run by strong closing winner in last 75m. |
| 3 | 10 | BEAUTY NOVA (G232) | A Badel | TT | Raced in midfield away from the rail. Eased three wide passing the 600m mark, moved up to share lead fleetingly near the 200m before over-run by first two in last 150m, battled well to hold third. |
| 4 | 9 | YOUNG SPARKLE (G066) | A Hamelin | B | Steadied after the start & taken back to last. Was a clear last and just under 8L from the lead on straightening before shifting out to be the widest runner & making good late ground from a long way back to finish 4th. |
| 5 | 2 | CHIRON (E151) | K C Leung | CP2/TT | Raced just worse than midfield away from the rail. Was 5.5L from the lead entering last section & made up a few late lengths when running onto midfield. |
| 6 | 6 | SMART BEAUTY (G477) | M Dee | B/H/TT | Raced in midfield along the rail for the majority. Moved off the rail just prior to straightening, didn't have much room passing the 300m mark before getting full running approaching the 200m & finishing off ok late. |
| 7 | 3 | STAR OF GLORY (E316) | E C W Wong | B | Pushed forward to lead. Travelled well approaching the corner before being joined & headed passing the 200m mark & then weakening pretty moderately to midfield late. |
| 8 | 11 | MEDIC ELITE (G129) | C Y Ho | PC/TT | Slow to begin & was then crowded before having to be used to get position third last along rail. Continued rearward & was 6.5L from lead on straightening before passing a few tiring rivals but making no headway into margin. |
| 9 | 4 | PEAK TO PEAK (D472) | M Chadwick | B-/V2/TT | Raced in midfield along the rail. Moved off the rail sharply on straightening, bumped rival before peaking on effort at the 250m & weakening poorly in late stages. |
| 10 | 7 | BOYS PARTY (E394) | H Bentley | SR | Had a nice run on the leaders back. Was niggled along passing the 600m before doing nothing in the straight & weakening poorly to be beaten over 10L. |
| 11 | 13 | LEISURE AND GOLD (E093) | M L Yeung | -- | Pushed forward to race outside the leader. Came under hard riding passing the 600m before weakening poorly in the final 250m to be beaten over 11L. |
| 12 | 12 | THIS IS CHARISMA (D102) | B Avdulla | CP-/TT | Was slow away, losing about 3L before improving position to race worse than midfield along the rail in the middle stages. Did nothing in the straight & weakened badly to be long third last. |
| 13 | 1 | POLYMER GLORIOUS (E250) | L Ferraris | SR | Had a nice run 1,1 for the majority. Bumped on straightening when only 3L from the lead before emptying passing the 300m & weakening poorly thereafter to be long second last. |
| 14 | 14 | TURF BRILLIANT (C456) | H W Lai | V-/B2 | Was trapped racing three deep without cover when just forward of midfield throughout. Was only about 2L from the lead on straightening but did nothing in the straight & weakened very poorly to be a long last. |
| 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 |