Race 1 (036)
SAPPORO HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | ELVIS (CC078) | P H Lo | B | Led field soon after start. Held 1L advantage final turn. Kept on. |
| 2 | 1 | GOLDEN SPIRIT (CA215) | G Mosse | -- | In touch, 4th early stages. Slightly improved to 2Ls 3rd 900 M. Ran on a bit passing 200 M but failed to catch the winner. |
| 3 | 8 | PERFECT SCORE (CB111) | D Dunn | -- | Led briefly early stages. Then remained no more than 1L behind the winner before one-paced closing stages. |
| 4 | 10 | KIWI DASH (CC281) | Y Lerner | B | Began awkwardly, towards rear. Crowded for room passing 600 M. Was bumped and unbalanced early straight. Ran on quite well inside 200 M. |
| 5 | 6 | SHAXI RICHES (CD039) | B Doyle | -- | Behind midfield. Crept closer on inside turning in, improving to 4th 350 M. Kept on well until one-paced closing stages. |
| 6 | 2 | SUPER MARKSMAN (CC121) | A Marcus | -- | Slightly slowly away, behind midfield. Mainly in 10th before making some progress final turn. Ran on a bit in straight. |
| 7 | 14 | SUPRA SMART KID (CC122) | C Williams | V/TT | Was last soon after start from the widest draw. Made up some ground from outside final 300 M. |
| 8 | 4 | MYTHIC STEED (CD208) | D Whyte | B | Behind midfield. Was bumped and unbalanced 350 M. Made ground from 9th 200 M out. Failed to ride out when steadied close home. |
| 9 | 12 | SPARKLE (CB406) | S Dye | V | Towards rear. Short-lived effort early straight. Failed to quicken inside final 200 M. |
| 10 | 7 | SOARING ANGEL (CC360) | A Delpech | V-/B1/TT | Better than midfield. Weakened passing 300 M. |
| 11 | 5 | PLEASANT JOURNEY (CC266) | F Coetzee | -- | Towards rear throughout. |
| 12 | 11 | ASIA STAR (CA264) | W Woods | B/TT | Held 3rd or 4th to final turn. 4-wide turning in. Soon weakened. (Roarer.) |
| 13 | 9 | NAOMERIC TE SPECSO (CC093) | M Rodd | -- | Midfield or slightly better. Dropped back steadily soon after straightening. |
| 14 | 3 | FREE WAY (CC279) | Y T Cheng | B/H | Midfield or behind. Made no show in 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 |