Race 2 (454)
HARCOURT HANDICAP Rating:- 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | EXPLORER (BK172) | B Marcus | -- | Jumped outwards. Settled 2nd on rails. Broke away inside 400 M. Held commanding lead over final stages. (Saddle slipped.) (To Class 3.) |
| 2 | 1 | CALIFORNIA GOLD (BK094) | F Coetzee | -- | Travelled 3rd to 300 M. Quickened to 2nd but unable to make impression on winner over final 200 M. |
| 3 | 2 | GAY PEGASUS II (BK114) | J Marshall | -- | Racing 4th from 1000 M to home bend, straightening 5th. Reached 3rd inside 200 M. Stayed on. |
| 4 | 13 | GREEN MAPLE (BK108) | W H Tse | -- | In leading bunch to 1200 M, dropping to 11th by 1000 M. Made headway to midfield at home bend with further gain inside 200 M. |
| 5 | 4 | MING RIVER (BK007) | G Childs | -- | Remained 6th to 200 M. Kept on gamely to line. |
| 6 | 3 | LEPRECHAUN (BK116) | D Murphy | -- | Wide early. Led narrowly from 1100 M to 500 M. Weakened from 2nd at 300 M. |
| 7 | 11 | HAPPY VICTORY (BK002) | D Gauci | -- | Settled 5th, gaining along rails to 4th early in straight. One-paced final 200 M. |
| 8 | 14 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY (BK013) | C K Tse | -- | Midfield throughout. Slight gain closing stages. |
| 9 | 8 | TREASURE (BK098) | C W Choi | -- | Wide early. Dropped from 7th at 1000 M to 10th at 500 M. Well beaten. |
| 10 | 10 | SPLENDID FEELING (BK011) | S M Tam | -- | Always well back. |
| 11 | 7 | THE CHAMP (BK165) | K H Ting | -- | Some gain from 13th at 1000 M to 9th into straight. Never nearer. |
| 12 | 12 | HIGH REWARD (BK167) | C F Chan | -- | Last early. Remained in rear throughout. |
| 13 | 5 | RABBIT BO BO (BK144) | L T Leung | -- | Never a factor. |
| 14 | 6 | SOURCE OF LIFE (BK110) | C H Yip | -- | Slow into stride. Last throughout. |
| 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 |