Race 3 (431)
OBSERVATORY HANDICAP Rating:40-16 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | SURPRISE SURPRISE (BM047) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Settled in midfield. Gained 5th along rails turning in and ran on stoutly down straight to just get up on line. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 8 | SKY LEAD (BP020) | P Payne | -- | Settled mainly in midfield. Quickened well to lead over 200 M out and flattered. Caught final strides. |
| 3 | 10 | BLESSING (BN255) | K H Ting | -- | Around midfield to straight. Ran on steadily to claim 3rd closing stages. |
| 4 | 5 | ACQUISITION (BL113) | B Marcus | -- | Prominent early, settling in midfield. Gained 3rd briefly upon straightening then kept on steadily. |
| 5 | 14 | BE A FRIEND (BM133) | K M So | -- | Prominent. Improved to take lead over 500 M out but found no extra under pressure and headed at 250 M. |
| 6 | 9 | MISSISSIPPI BLUES (BP162) | D Nikolic | -- | Towards rear. Baulked for a run upon straightening before making some modest progress inside final 200 M. |
| 7 | 1 | PIECE OF CAKE (BP199) | D Whyte | -- | Prominent in 4th to 500 M then kept on one pace from midfield into straight. |
| 8 | 11 | ROOM FOR MORE (BP211) | A Munro | -- | Mainly in rear before keeping on past beaten runners in home straight. |
| 9 | 6 | SO EASY (BJ099) | G Boss | -- | Always in last few and made no impression under pressure in straight. |
| 10 | 2 | ASIAN GLORY (BK025) | R Fradd | -- | Never on terms. (Demoted.) |
| 11 | 4 | PLANET II (BM055) | W M Lai | -- | Led until headed coming out of back straight then steadily weakened. |
| 12 | 12 | ACTION WIN (BK081) | F Coetzee | -- | Checked, clipped heels badly and dropped to rear stable bend. Made no show thereafter. |
| 13 | 13 | ADD SOME (BN098) | K C Tsang | -- | Tracked leader. Took brief lead coming out of back straight before headed approaching home turn. Tired badly upon straightening. |
| 14 | 7 | CHARISMA (BM221) | W Y Kan | B | Mainly in midfield before dropping back from approaching home straight. |
| 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 |