Race 3 (422)
MANAWATU RIVER HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | LUCKY EXPRESS (BK105) | B Doyle | -- | Trapped wide, travelling in 4th or 5th. Quickened well to assert authority over 100 M out. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 7 | TIM'S DRAGON (BP206) | F Coetzee | V | Towards rear early. Soon prominent. Joint 3rd turning into straight. Ran on to gain narrow advantage from 250 M but worn down over 100 M out. |
| 3 | 5 | EASTERN MAGNATE (BS148) | B Marcus | -- | 5th early, dropping to 6th rounding home bend. One-paced under pressure early in straight before producing some late effort snatching 3rd final strides. |
| 4 | 14 | FIGHTING STRIKE (BK051) | K W Lee | -- | Lacked early pace but soon recovered to last few before home bend. Ran on from 11th into straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 2 | CALCULATION (BN249) | P Payne | -- | Midfield. Ran on steadily down straight but without threatening. |
| 6 | 8 | ABLE REGAL (BS008) | D Whyte | -- | 3rd just behind leaders early, then travelled mainly in 5th around home bend. Quickened to hold every chance early in straight but unable to sustain effort and swamped inside final 200 M. |
| 7 | 12 | SNIP POUR ROI (BL020) | W S Yu | -- | Prominent early. Hampered and dropped to last few coming out of back straight. Made up good ground down centre of home straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 8 | 3 | HERO'S CHOICE (BP053) | K M Chin | -- | Settled in last few. Ran on in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 9 | 6 | NO COMPETITOR (BP157) | E Legrix | -- | Settled worse than midfield. Ran on steadily upon straightening before finding no extra closing stages. |
| 10 | 1 | GOLD YUE YEE (BK156) | W Y Kan | -- | Prominent. Took up running coming out of back straight. Headed over 300 M out and weakened. |
| 11 | 11 | NAMJONG (BJ202) | S M Tam | -- | Led early. Prominent to 300 M then dropped out. |
| 12 | 13 | TIME FIT (BL224) | K M So | -- | Never a danger. |
| 13 | 4 | SPLENDID TIMING (BK219) | S K Sit | -- | Midfield to straight and faded. |
| 14 | 10 | WOODS VENTURE (BL184) | W Woods | B | Soon dropped towards rear. Faded further upon 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 |