Race 2 (109)
WOODPECKER HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | JOY TRUMPS (CD242) | D Whyte | B/TT | Settled slightly worse than midfield, 3 deep no cover about 5Ls from leader, worked home impressively to score. |
| 2 | 7 | JUST IN TIME (BV215) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Travelled back at the field, about 6Ls away 3 deep, had cover, made up nice ground over the last 400 M. |
| 3 | 9 | KID GALAXY (CB455) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Blew the start, ridden along to take up forward spot. Raced off the speed had cover, 1 off at the 800 M, tired final 200 M. |
| 4 | 14 | WISHING WELL (CD368) | W M Lai | -- | Placed 1 off with cover midfield about 5Ls from lead, never threatened. |
| 5 | 6 | CAPABEL (CD195) | S Dye | -- | Led until about the home turn, overhauled shortly there- after. |
| 6 | 1 | GOLD DIGGER (CD101) | B Prebble | CP | Began awkwardly, lost ground and raced to a forward position, 4 wide no cover, 6Ls from front division, fair effort. |
| 7 | 12 | MILLENNIUM DAWN (BV168) | H W Lai | B | Back in the field, some 7Ls away 1 off with cover, made up little ground in the straight. |
| 8 | 3 | PORT OF HOPE (CC019) | C Brown | V/H | Travelled midfield 2 deep with cover, 4Ls off leader, did little when pressured after the 500 M. |
| 9 | 5 | ONE EYE JACK (CD393) | K S Yu | B | Settled along the fence, continually lost ground from the 900 M when in handy position, ridden along from turn and passed tired horses in the straight. |
| 10 | 8 | FRIENDS FOREVER (CD245) | S K Sit | B/SR1 | Raced at leader's girth after being made some use of early stages, 1 off for the duration, gone at the 400 M. |
| 11 | 13 | SUPER WINNER (CD062) | Y T Cheng | H | Settled back about 7Ls off along the fence at the 900 M, had cover, ridden to stay in touch after the 800 M, but tired. |
| 12 | 11 | SHINING LIGHT (CD119) | G Mosse | B-/PC1 | Tracked the leader throughout, under pressure inside the 700 M, didn't go on with it. |
| 13 | 4 | BRAINIEST (CD345) | G Schofield | SR-/P1 | Midfield along the fence, 3Ls away, commenced to give ground from the 500 M. |
| 14 | 10 | MONEY EXPRESS (CC280) | M Rodd | -- | Back in the field, wide all the way no cover. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |