Race 1 (057)
MERRIMENT HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | HAPPY GOAL (N213) | T H So | V | Driven to lead from the widest gate, obtained rails run 800 metres out and held clear running to finish. |
| 2 | 7 | LYRIC ACE (S047) | B Prebble | CP/E | Jumped moderately, raced keenly in rear of midfield, ran on well inside final 300 metres to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 4 | TRAVEL MASTER (P163) | Z Purton | H/TT | Settled in midfield, gaining to 4th along rails about 3L off the pace coming out of back straight, switched off rails for a run turning in, made moderate late progress without threatening. |
| 4 | 6 | BORNFREE (P285) | H W Lai | -- | Sluggish at start, settled in rear on rails, made significant progress inside final 200 metres. |
| 5 | 9 | COSMO ONE (M410) | Y T Cheng | B/H/SR | Niggled along mainly one back on rails, ran home one-paced. |
| 6 | 5 | FOREST COLOURS (P167) | K C Ng | CP/H | Soon dropped to last few, hung in under pressure 200 metres out before making some late headway. (Tactic questioned). |
| 7 | 1 | CASA JUNIOR (M366) | W M Lai | CP | Settled in rear of midfield on rails, ran home one-paced. |
| 8 | 2 | SHIFACHI TRADITION (CL013) | K Teetan | B | Settled at the back after beginning from a poor draw, trailed the field to 200 metres, never nearer. |
| 9 | 8 | EAGLE KING (S058) | C Y Ho | B | Broke well from a moderate gate, settled just off the pace, inconvenienced when crossed by leader and eventual winner 800 metres out, folded up quickly after straightening. |
| 10 | 3 | KING OF SMARTS (S176) | M L Yeung | -- | Close up early, gradually settled in midfield, dropped away quickly after straightening. |
| 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 |