Race 1 (316)
FIRE-CRACKER VINE HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | BEST EFFORT (T220) | M L Yeung | E/XB | Moderately away, raced in 3rd, 5 lengths or so back on turn, kept on well in straight, took the lead near 200M, held off late challenges to score narrowly. |
| 2 | 2 | CASH COURIER (S417) | S De Sousa | B | Bumped shortly after start, positioned wide with cover behind midfield, 9 to 10 lengths back on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off strongly to get 2nd. |
| 3 | 7 | GORGEOUS AGAIN (V326) | J Moreira | B/H/TT | Began awkwardly and bumped, failed to muster, raced 2 wide at rear, inconvenienced near 900M, still 11 lengths back on turn, steadied early in straight, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. |
| 4 | 11 | LUCKY PLACE (T004) | O Doleuze | H/TT | Bumped shortly after start, positioned 2 wide in midfield, 8 lengths back on turn, made reasonable progress in straight to make frame. |
| 5 | 4 | DANEWIN EXPRESS (S234) | Z Purton | H | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, still well back on turn, made some headway in straight without threatening the first few. |
| 6 | 13 | DRAGON GLORY (P130) | A Badel | B/XB/TT | Moderately away from a wide draw, raced in midfield, 9 lengths back on turn, made some progress in straight without threatening. |
| 7 | 8 | SWEET BEAN (S205) | O Murphy | B | Slowly away, positioned on rail at rear, 12 lengths back, similar position on turn, made minor progress in straight. |
| 8 | 10 | MEDIC SWORDSMAN (P168) | H T Mo | V- | Bumped start, raced at rear, travelled wide with no cover after 900M, carried wider turning in, finished off one-paced in straight. |
| 9 | 12 | PERFECT TIMING (T019) | M Chadwick | B | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear to turn, finished off one-paced. |
| 10 | 9 | DASHING FORTUNE (P046) | N Callan | B/TT | Jumped well from gate 1, positioned nicely in 4th, saved ground throughout, 7 lengths back on turn, peaked early in straight, emptied final 100M. |
| 11 | 6 | FANTASTICLIFE (S320) | K Teetan | B/TT | Jumped with them, raced on rail behind midfield, 10 lengths or so back on turn, failed to close off in straight. (Lost right front plate after 800M; Blood in trachea; Had small cut on lower right front cannon.) |
| 12 | 5 | POWER DRAGON (V129) | K K Chiong | B | Began well, showed early speed to take the lead, difficult to settle near 1400M, sped about 4 to 5 lengths back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 13 | 3 | DASHING SUPER (N348) | C Y Ho | -- | Jumped well, raced 2 wide in 5th, 7 lengths back on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
| 14 | 14 | FRESH AND FRESH (P407) | K C Ng | V/TT | Jumped well, raced prominently, peaked on turn, emptied early in 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 |