Race 3 (531)
GARDEN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | DANABAA (CH007) | O Doleuze | B1/TT1 | Led field but pulled hard in front racing clear of field. Took a length's advantage into the home straight and stayed on gamely final stages to deny rivals. |
| 2 | 4 | SPIRIT OF LO PAN (CH140) | Z Purton | B | Niggled along early and raced in a forward spot. 2-wide 2 to 3Ls off the lead 600 M out. Ran on well in the straight and steadily took ground off eventual winner. Came up a nose short in photo finish. |
| 3 | 1 | ICHIBAN (CJ050) | F Coetzee | -- | 2-wide and 5Ls off the pace making home turn. Showed a strong rally and made up good ground in the straight. |
| 4 | 8 | MYTHIC STEED (CD208) | P H Lo | B/H | Raced along the fence at midfield. 2 to 3Ls off the lead turning for home and kept on steadily in the straight to make the frame. |
| 5 | 13 | FULL BLESSINGS (CH238) | K L Chui | TT | Among leaders early. Took a sit behind the pace 1300 M out. A length off turning in. Kept on only fairly in the straight. |
| 6 | 12 | PURE ALPHA (CH008) | M Nunes | SR-/XB1 | Off slowly and then was checked and lost further ground. Soon recovered to midfield. 3-back on the fence turning for home. Kept on fairly but unable to turn up a notch in the final stages. |
| 7 | 14 | MEGA BULLET (CH192) | M Du Plessis | -- | Settled towards the rear. Made a ground saving trip around the turn. Quickened on straightening but unable to sustain effort in the final stages. |
| 8 | 9 | OSCAR PRINCE (CJ052) | G Mosse | -- | Settled in rear section. Made a late rally and was closest at finish. |
| 9 | 10 | SURE GAIN (CJ038) | Y T Cheng | -- | No worse than midfield. 3-wide making home turn and ran on without threatening in the straight. |
| 10 | 7 | AMAZING FORTUNE (CH235) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Raced wide and without cover at midfield. Ran on only fairly in the straight. |
| 11 | 2 | AMBITIOUS OWNER (CJ106) | B Prebble | B-/TT1 | Dropped back from a wide draw and raced at the rear. Last on straightening and made up ground in the straight by running past tired runners. |
| 12 | 11 | FANTASTIC TIME (CH220) | H W Lai | CP | Niggled early and not far off the pace. 2-wide and 4Ls off the leader 600 M out. Lacked the needed response and kept same speed in the straight. |
| 13 | 5 | CLASSIC KING (CD256) | W M Lai | B/TT | Raced along the rails behind midfield. Never quickened and remained on same pace in the straight. |
| 14 | 6 | FORTUNE DRAGON (CH324) | K T Yeung | B/TT1 | Raced behind midfield but was hard to settle. Towards the rear turning for home and lacked a response in the 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 |