Race 1 (077)
POPLAR HANDICAP Rating:24-0 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | CHUK WAY (BT268) | S K Sit | -- | Inconvenienced at start, was in rear. Moved up from 1000 M and was midfield on outside home bend. Ran on in straight to take lead 150 M. Just held on. |
| 2 | 3 | JOYFUL STAR (BT108) | C Brown | V | Was 3rd early, dropping back to be slightly better than midfield 800 M. Found not much room along rail early straight until shifted out and caused interference 200 M, just failing to catch the winner. |
| 3 | 14 | MONEY STAR (BT302) | Y T Cheng | -- | Around midfield to 200 M where he found not much room. Ran on when in clear closing stages. |
| 4 | 4 | PERFECT CHAMPION (BT209) | W Woods | -- | Towards rear. Was steadied when improving passing 400 M. Made up good ground along rail thereafter. |
| 5 | 6 | UNIVERSAL BOSS (BM039) | E Legrix | V | Rear. Ran on from outside in straight. |
| 6 | 5 | TRULY DELIGHTED (BP057) | F Coetzee | B/TT | In the lead or 2nd before taking clear advantage from 1000 M. Found no extra when headed 150 M. (Hung in.) |
| 7 | 7 | EVER GAIN (BT094) | J Egan | B | Midfield from widest draw. Made progress from 900 M to be 5th turning in. Kept on but was steadied passing 200 M. Unable to quicken. |
| 8 | 10 | LEOPARD (BV084) | K S Yu | B | Led briefly early stages. Remained in prominent position to straight. Impeded and unbalanced near 200 M. One-paced thereafter. (Saddle shifted.) |
| 9 | 13 | EASY MONEY (BT101) | S Dye | B | Better than midfield. Moved up to 2nd 800 M. Unbalanced when weakened inside final 200 M. |
| 10 | 8 | SPARKO (BM028) | D Whyte | B | Never better than midfield. |
| 11 | 12 | THE VITALITY STAR (BT201) | W M Lai | B | Mostly 4th to straight. Weakened when inconvenienced passing 200 M. |
| 12 | 9 | THREE COINS (BP008) | D O'Neill | V | Jumped awkwardly, never in contention. |
| 13 | 1 | WIN IT ALL (BN026) | K C Tsang | V | Never a factor. |
| 14 | 11 | NO EXCUSES (BV134) | R Fradd | B | Towards rear. Improved to midfield or behind far side. Weakened from home turn. |
| 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 |