Race 4 (295)
MATHESON HANDICAP Rating:48-26 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | EXCEPTIONAL (BT183) | S King | B1 | Held up in midfield. Commenced move entering straight. Quickened well in straight for a commanding victory. |
| 2 | 7 | RECOGNITION (BT042) | E Legrix | -- | Broke well. Held up in prominent position and travelled 3-wide. Ran on steadily down straight but not match speed of winner. |
| 3 | 2 | HIDDEN TALENT (BT117) | R Fradd | B | Held up towards rear. Ran on steadily down straight without threatening. |
| 4 | 11 | METRO TRAVELLER (BT168) | J Egan | -- | Settled at the back. Ran on in straight doing best work at finish. |
| 5 | 3 | PEACEFUL CENTURY (BV232) | M de Montfort | -- | Held up in rear position early. Last rounding home bend and into straight. Ran on. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 14 | IRON TYCOON (BS093) | S K Sit | B | Midfield. Wide into straight. Made moderate progress under pressure. No extra close home. |
| 7 | 8 | YAN CHAI ELITE (BV251) | D Whyte | B1 | Restrained behind leaders. Just better than mid-division turning in. No clear passage early in straight. Produced late impression closing stages. |
| 8 | 9 | ASPIRATION (BP003) | C Brown | -- | Midfield throughout. Kept on. |
| 9 | 5 | EXPRESS LOT (BT188) | Y T Cheng | B | Never far off leaders. Kept on under pressure without quickening in straight. |
| 10 | 1 | CITY FORTUNE (BS181) | A Starke | -- | Led until overhauled over 200 M out. |
| 11 | 10 | INVINCIBLE GENERAL (BT241) | W C Marwing | -- | Sluggish at start. Last few throughout. |
| 12 | 12 | BABY WAVE SUPREME (BP076) | C H Tse | V | Niggled at early. Prominent to straight then weakened. |
| 13 | 13 | SUPER SPLENDID (BT081) | G Mosse | B | Given reminders early and steadily improved far side joining leaders home bend. Gradually weakened in straight. |
| 14 | 4 | BOTANY BAY (BS219) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Wide and in midfield to straight then weakened. |
| 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 |