Race 3 (272)
MATHESON HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | SPARTAN (BN118) | B Marcus | B | Towards rear. Taken to outside turning into straight. Ran on well to take command closing stages. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 3 | TEA FOR GENTLEMEN (BT193) | D Harrison | -- | Prominent from widest draw, settling just behind midfield. Crept closer order passing 600 M. Responded well in straight to lead inside 200 M. Held on well but was beaten near final 50 M. |
| 3 | 1 | FRUITFUL TRIP (BP331) | K C Tsang | B | Midfield. Made ground steadily in straight without threatening. |
| 4 | 5 | BAYVIEW KING (BS196) | D Whyte | -- | Prominent. Took lead approaching 800 M until headed 200 M. Found no extra. |
| 5 | 2 | FULL THROTTLE (BP260) | K H Yu | B | Towards rear. Made good progress rounding home bend to become prominent final turn. Stayed on without quickening final 200 M. (Hung out.) |
| 6 | 14 | GOOD CONNECTION (BM224) | J Quinn | -- | Behind midfield. Knuckled near 900 M and was inconvenienced shortly after. Remained similar position until staying on a bit final 250 M. |
| 7 | 11 | CHIRAG (BT199) | F Coetzee | TT | Tardy start, rear to straight. Made up good ground final 250 M. |
| 8 | 10 | THE RICH MAN (BS130) | C W Mok | P-/B2/TT- | Jumped awkwardly, was last early stages. Made steady ground far side to reach 3rd or 4th rounding home bend. Found no extra soon after straightening. |
| 9 | 7 | SILLERENT (BT228) | P Smullen | -- | Better than midfield. Weakened from 250 M. (Demoted.) |
| 10 | 12 | TELECOM PRINCE (BP223) | K S Yu | -- | Raced keenly, was in prominent position until dropping back when inconvenienced passing 900 M. Behind midfield home bend and no improvement thereafter. |
| 11 | 4 | AMZA GLORY (BL178) | E Saint-Martin | V | Towards rear throughout. (Demoted.) |
| 12 | 9 | SKY'S THE LIMIT (BS238) | F Sanchez | -- | Soon led. Was prominent when headed 800 M. Weakened out of contention final 300 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 13 | 6 | WE KNOW WHEN (BN165) | D Boeuf | B/TT | Well there. Unable to hold position upon straightening. Soon faded. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 14 | 8 | THE CHIEF (BT197) | Y T Cheng | TT1 | Midfield. Dropped to the rear group from 1400 M. Was last passing 900 M. (Demoted.) |
| 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 |