Race 2 (396)
SAPPHIRE HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | DECENT FELLOW (CH021) | C K Tong | B/H/TT | Settled at the rear of the field 2 deep with cover. Swept to lead the near the 100m posting a sound win. |
| 2 | 2 | DIVINE KID (CK157) | B Prebble | B | Hampered at the start settling midfield the fence. Ran home solidly after obtaining clear running near the 200m. |
| 3 | 6 | MYTHIC STEED (CD208) | O Doleuze | B2 | Parked behind midfield, 1 off with cover. Took runs through runners in the straight, working home soundly. |
| 4 | 5 | SUPREME COMMANDER (CJ112) | Z Purton | B-/V1 | Camped midfield, 3 wide with cover. Hit the front by the 200m but failed to sustain its effort. |
| 5 | 13 | BRAVO HORSE (CH312) | T H So | B/SR | Raced slightly worse than midfield, 3 deep with cover. Came 5 wide after the 500m, covered further ground on the home turn, battled gamely to the post over the concluding stages. |
| 6 | 3 | LIVERBIRD (CE055) | K W Leung | B | Stalked the leaders along the fence. Loomed up as a chance of finishing in the frame before peaking on its run after the 150m. |
| 7 | 12 | CENTENNIAL SMILE (CG165) | J Lloyd | -- | Settled in last position. Worked to the line soundly. |
| 8 | 1 | QUALITY-QUALITY (CE250) | B Doyle | B/TT1 | Raced behind midfield 2 wide with cover. Came wide in the straight and commenced to work home well before tiring near the 100 M. |
| 9 | 10 | FABULOUS START (CK151) | G Cheyne | -- | Tracked the leaders 1 off with cover. Had every chance. |
| 10 | 11 | PURE ALPHA (CH008) | J Victoire | TT1 | Travelled in 2nd position, 1 off. Was overhauled near the 200m and gave in quickly soon after. |
| 11 | 14 | FASTER FASTER (CG010) | W M Lai | CP-/B2 | Travelled behind the speed, but was caught 3 wide without cover. Never likely. |
| 12 | 4 | OCTAGONAL CANYON (CJ055) | W C Marwing | -- | Raced with the backmakers along the fence. Failed to close off in the straight. |
| 13 | 7 | LANCELOT (CJ271) | A Gryder | B | Made the running along the fence in good fractions. Faded sharply inside the final furlong. |
| 14 | 9 | SOUND OF SILENCE (CD136) | H W Lai | B | Settled midfield 1 off with cover. Struggled in the home 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 |