Race 2 (234)
WASHINGTON D.C. HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | FLORAL PEGASUS (CG011) | F Coetzee | TT | Set pace to straight on the rail. Led by 1L rounding home turn. Rider started to pressure at final 200 M and responded strongly. Won convincingly. |
| 2 | 9 | SPINNING CITY (CB252) | B Prebble | B/TT | Soon at rear. Checked near the 800 M. Ran wide on straightening. Finished off race strongly but unable to challenge the winner. |
| 3 | 4 | DILIGENT (CC285) | C Soumillon | CP | Slow start. Checked near the 800 M. Behind midfield entering the straight. Ran strongly and was inclined to lay in at final 200 M. Made up good ground inside to be closest at finish. |
| 4 | 8 | LUCKY STRAVINSKY (CE195) | S Dye | -- | Jumped best. Raced 4 wide in midfield. Ran on well inside final 250 M without quicken near finish. Lost 3rd late. |
| 5 | 2 | SIR ERNESTO (CG051) | C Brown | -- | Fair jump. Settled 3 wide and within 3Ls of the leader. 2 wide with cover on straightening. Hard ridden to keep on and found no extra inside 200 M. |
| 6 | 10 | DON FELIPE (CD273) | D Whyte | -- | Shortly after the start was crowded. Stayed behind midfield on back straight. Checked near the 800 M. Widest runner going into the straight. Kept on steadily without threatening. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 7 | 14 | SPLENDID SAILS (CG077) | C K Tong | -- | Jumped cleanly and kept behind midfield. Checked near the 800 M. At least 8Ls from leader rounding home turn. Made up good ground final 250 M. |
| 8 | 3 | SUCCESSOR (CE043) | O Doleuze | PC | Jumped well from wide draw. Travelled 3 wide in the lead without cover. Only kept on at one pace without threatening in straight. |
| 9 | 5 | BRAVE KNIGHT (CC131) | W L Ho | TT | Behind midfield on the rail early. 3Ls 3 deep from winner at 600 M, shifted wide on straightening. Kept on fairly early part of the straight and weakened with 200 M left. |
| 10 | 13 | FORTE (CB351) | W M Lai | -- | Clean jump. Settled within a length of the leader in a 2 wide position from 800 M onwards. Hard ridden to keep pace on straightening but weakened badly at 300 M after bumping and became unbalanced. |
| 11 | 7 | ONE STEP AHEAD (BT033) | K H Chan | B | Quick jump, pressured to stay within 2Ls from the leader. 4th turning in and weakened badly with 350 M remaining. (Bled.) |
| 12 | 6 | LIFELINE RAPIDE (CD204) | C Munce | TT | Slow to begin. Soon at the tail of the field. Steadied at the 800 M and became unbalanced. Never a factor from then on. |
| FE | 1 | HARMONY (CE277) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Fell at 800 M. |
| FE | 12 | PROFIT HILL (CE274) | P H Lo | -- | Fell at 800 M. |
| 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 |