Race 2 (442)
SAPPHIRE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | GOODVIEW SUCCESSOR (M043) | D Whyte | -- | Raced in fourth position, 2 deep with cover. Peeled out turning for home and once balanced, let down convincingly. |
| 2 | 6 | HANDSOME BATCHELOR (L076) | K C Leung | CP/XB | Enjoyed all the favors while tracking the leader along the fence. maintained a strong gallop all the way down the running. |
| 3 | 11 | RAIN OF THUNDER (CJ352) | Y T Cheng | BO/TT- | Received some significant crowding at the start, settling along the paint, behind midfield. Peeled out into clear running at the 150m, and finished off well. |
| 4 | 8 | CHANTILLY (L153) | O Doleuze | B | Made its run from near the rear 3 wide with cover. Closed off well down the outside in the final stretch. |
| 5 | 2 | FINEZZA (M035) | Z Purton | -- | Went forward from a wide gate and faced the breeze in second position outside the leader. Couldn’t find much extra at the business end of the race. |
| 6 | 7 | REDOUTE'S FORTUNE (CK297) | M L Yeung | -- | Parked midfield the fence. stayed on one paced in the home straight making slight ground. |
| 7 | 12 | CHEERFUL DOUBLE (CK396) | H W Lai | -- | Travelled behind midfield 2 deep with cover. Kept poking through to try and hold its position after the 700m. Closed off only. |
| 8 | 1 | SPINNAKER (CK305) | G Cheyne | TT | Rated 3 back. 1 off with cover. Never properly settled and after the 800m, was permitted to shift out and race In a 3 wide line on the circle, no cover thereafter. Not likely. |
| 9 | 9 | POWER DRIFTER (CJ332) | G Mosse | B/TT | Tightened badly for room at the jump settling towards the rear along the paint. Failed to make any impression in the run to the line. |
| 10 | 13 | DASH AHEAD (CD199) | T H So | CP | Badly crowded at the start travelling at the back of the field. Only plodded to the line. (Bled both nostrils.) |
| 11 | 5 | FAT DRAGON (CD130) | M W Leung | B | Worked forward to eventually cross and lead the fence near the 1400M. Was collard after the 400m, and gave ground quickly. |
| 12 | 10 | SHAM SHUI PO (L182) | C Y Ho | SR/V | Raced 3 wide with cover on the circle, in about a midfield position. Was a beaten horse turning for home. |
| 13 | 3 | MIRAGE R (M055) | P Strydom | B/TT | Taken back from a wide gate and settled at the rear of the field, 2 wide with cover. Struggled in the run home. |
| 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 |