Race 3 (344)
HUNG TO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | QUEST FOR LOVE (CE242) | E Saint-Martin | B | Settled 2-wide at midfield and was switched out to find a run on straightening. Made a nice rally in the straight and took the lead final 50 M. |
| 2 | 13 | FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) | C Munce | B | Knuckled on jumping and taken back to race near the rear. 2-wide behind midfield making home turn and was switched out on straightening. Matched strides with winner in the straight but lost the duel inside final 50 M. |
| 3 | 3 | UNIVERSAL PIONEER (CB293) | C Soumillon | TT | Disputed lead before taking a sit behind the leader 900 M. Tracked leader into home straight. Unable to find extra to keep pace with top pair closing stages. |
| 4 | 7 | IRISH GEM (CE035) | C W Wong | -- | Ridden along to take the lead and crossed to the fence at 900 M. Took a length's advantage into the straight and maintained its lead at 200 M. Headed by placegetters final stages. |
| 5 | 8 | FLASH HARRY (CB180) | C Brown | SR/CO | On fence and better than midfield. Steadied to midfield at 800 M and was 2-wide making the turn. Kept on fairly in the straight but unable to turn up a notch closing stages. |
| 6 | 6 | SOLDIER ON (CD230) | S Dye | B | Raced along the fence at midfield. Switched out on straightening to get a run and quickened well. Kept on fairly closing stages. |
| 7 | 14 | GIDDY KIPPER (CB303) | M W Leung | B | Jumped awkwardly and was checked shortly after start. Raced towards the rear until straightening. Quickened well but had to steady away from traffic at 250 M. Continued to make up ground over the final stages. |
| 8 | 5 | RACING SPIRIT (CE105) | F Coetzee | CP/TT | Hard ridden to be near the pace. 2-wide and within 2Ls of the leader at the bend. Lacked a quickening pace on straightening and faded closing stages. |
| 9 | 9 | NATIVE LANGUAGE (CB116) | G Mosse | V | Settled in a rearward position and among last few to enter home straight. Made up ground in the straight. |
| 10 | 2 | EUPHORIC KID (CB165) | D Whyte | V/TT | Jumped well but was allowed to drop back to midfield. Checked at 800 M but didn't lose much ground. Closed to within 3Ls of the leader making home turn. Kept on same pace in the straight and faded final stages. |
| 11 | 10 | COULDN'T CARE LESS (CD009) | S K Sit | -- | Dropped to the rear from a wide draw. 3-wide making home turn and trailed field into home straight. Only ran past a pair of beaten runners. |
| 12 | 4 | KING PALM (CC118) | C K Tong | B | Niggled along to keep pace behind the leaders. Dropped a few lengths after steadying at 800 M. 3Ls off the pace making home turn and made no impression in the straight. |
| 13 | 12 | EXHILARATION (CE063) | Y T Cheng | SR | Niggled along early but was outpaced. Settled behind midfield and no response when ridden making home turn. Tailed out in the straight. |
| 14 | 11 | DARTER (CC366) | R Fradd | -- | 3-wide better than midfield. Improved around the bend and came within a length of the leader at 600 M. Weakened on straightening and finished tailed out. (Bled.) |
| 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 |