Race 3 (049)
LARCH HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | BITE MY DUST (CH170) | A Delpech | -- | Just off the pace. Gained lead near 300 M and kept on well over the final stages to hold off rival. |
| 2 | 6 | CLEMENT ELITE (CH004) | G Mosse | CP1 | Raced in midfield. Found trouble in heavy traffic near 400 M and again at 150 M. Closed strongly after finding daylight and just missed catching winner. |
| 3 | 12 | HEART TO HEART (CH160) | H W Lai | -- | Kept pace behind leaders. Stayed on well over the final stages to land a minor placing. |
| 4 | 8 | MINGS' HERO (CJ011) | W M Lai | -- | Kept pace behind leaders. Continued fairly over the final stages, steadied 150 M but unable to find extra to pose serious threat. |
| 5 | 1 | CLEAR WIN (CH255) | O Doleuze | -- | Kept within 2Ls of the pace. Made a brief dash at 200 M but unable sustain effort over closing stages. (Breathing problem, see Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 11 | POWER DRAGON (CG084) | P H Lo | XB | Pressed forward and raced near the pace. Assumed lead briefly at 400 M but unable to muster enough to stay in contention over the last 200 M. |
| 7 | 9 | MAGIC KING (CH182) | D Whyte | XB | Travelled around midfield. Lacked the needed response and stayed on same pace to the line. |
| 8 | 13 | VITALITY CHAMP (CD301) | K Shea | B/XB | Behind midfield. Kept on steadily over the final stages. |
| 9 | 5 | CALL ME CULLEN (CH113) | Y T Cheng | -- | Missed the jump and raced towards the back. Made up some ground when pressured at 500 M. Unable to sustain effort 200 M and was steadied 100 M. |
| 10 | 10 | MOUNT SURPLUS (CH122) | Z Purton | -- | Led until final 400 M. Kept on fairly despite being headed and remained on same pace to the line. |
| 11 | 14 | CRUSH ON YOU (CH065) | M W Leung | CP- | Jumped awkwardly and raced towards the back. Gained some ground when pressured at midpoint. Ran out of steam final 200 M and weakened. |
| 12 | 2 | MEGA BULLET (CH192) | M Nunes | -- | Raced near the back of the pack. Struggling to keep pace halfway through. Regained momentum in the final stages and ran past some beaten runners. |
| 13 | 3 | TOP STITCH (CE273) | K T Yeung | TT | Raced by itself along the inside rail. Tired in the final 300 M. |
| 14 | 7 | EXCELLENT PLASTIC (CH263) | C W Wong | -- | Crowded at the start and race at about midfield until 400 M. Failed to keep pace thereafter and dropped out. |
| 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 |