Race 3 (473)
HOLY GRAIL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | SUCCESSFUL SPIRIT (BV226) | B Prebble | B/TT | Soon in touch. Steady progress home bend to be 2nd final turn. Ran on steadily to take lead 200 M. Just held on. |
| 2 | 6 | DONGGUAN EXCELS (CB264) | G Mosse | B | Towards rear from widest draw. Improved passing 800 M to be 4-wide midfield turning in. Made up good ground when under pressure to just miss narrowly. |
| 3 | 8 | SHANGHAI FRIEND (CB153) | L Dettori | B | Near rear. Moved up from outside 600 M out. Ran on quite well in straight but was one-paced close home. |
| 4 | 1 | KALIMANTAN (CB262) | C K Tong | -- | In touch. Improved to 3rd 300 M. Failed to quicken closing stages. |
| 5 | 11 | FAT CHOY TREASURE (BV156) | D Dunn | -- | Better than midfield. Moved up from 1200 M to take lead 600 M out. Found no extra when headed 200 M. |
| 6 | 7 | PRINCE GOLF (CB328) | A Marcus | B1 | Midfield before progressing to 3rd briefly near 1300 M. Dropped back gradually to midfield from first turn. Kept on one-paced thereafter. |
| 7 | 3 | TANAHMERAH (CC051) | D Whyte | -- | Towards rear. Made up some ground early straight. Found no extra inside 200 M. |
| 8 | 12 | BUCK'S FIZZ (BV272) | C Williams | SR | Slowly away, at the rear. Very moderate progress inside 300 M. |
| 9 | 10 | NATURAL ECHO (CB326) | M Walker | -- | In touch early. Dropped to midfield when steadied 1400 M. Further dropped towards the rear when inconvenienced home bend. Steadied again at 200 M followed by a late recovery. |
| 10 | 4 | CHATER LANE (CB339) | R Fradd | SR | Towards rear throughout. |
| 11 | 5 | LOK WAH SUCCESS (CB408) | H K Yim | -- | Began awkwardly, never able to feature. |
| 12 | 14 | SILVER JET (CB102) | M W Leung | -- | Led. 3rd when headed near 1200 M. Dropped back steadily from 500 M. |
| 13 | 13 | LEUNG'S FAVOURITE (CC076) | W M Lai | -- | Well there. Took lead from 1200 M to 600 M. Faded from 3rd early straight. |
| 14 | 9 | WAH YAN MASCOT (CC001) | O Doleuze | B | Midfield to final turn. Dropped back steadily. |
| 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 |