Race 1 (236)
ESSEX HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | LUCKY DANSKE (CD364) | Y T Cheng | TT | Fair beginning, slotted in on rails 4Ls away in midfield, had cosy run behind speed throughout, not asked much of in run, kept to rails in straight, gained split on inside at 200 M and responded nicely to drive through to score. |
| 2 | 5 | LIFELINE PEGASUS (CH067) | F Coetzee | -- | Amongst first few to jump, taken hold of to drop in to 1 out 1 back trail 1 to 2Ls back, had soft run and ideally placed to bend, eased out on turning and challenged strongly throughout length of straight for a hard fought 2nd. |
| 3 | 10 | AMAZING WIN (CG208) | D Nikolic | TT | Fast into stride, took up prominent role behind leader, had run of race in mid-section with even speed, held up in traffic turning in, run presented at 300 M and closed off nicely fighting out a 3 way finish. |
| 4 | 3 | CHINA HERO (CH040) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Broke with line, pressed on but posted 3 wide in midfield when unable to slot in, had cover 5Ls back in mid-section, gave a start on straightening, knuckled down last 200 M and made plenty of ground late to make frame. |
| 5 | 9 | WILD ACE (CH009) | A Starke | -- | Jumped well, pushed along but didn't have enough toe and had to be content 3 to 4Ls back on rails, switched 2 wide from midpoint, into clear running on straightening, inexperienced but kept giving in straight to be nearest on line. |
| 6 | 14 | CHOSEN ONE (CD347) | S Dye | -- | Standard to begin, ridden along to settle behind midfield on rails 5Ls off pace, had quiet trip to bend, in traffic turning for home, switched out and steadily made ground between horses without threatening. |
| 7 | 6 | MEDIC POWER (CG303) | B Prebble | -- | Began nicely, showed plenty of early speed to cross to front, set even tempo with pressure from outside horses, still under siege on running but kicked strongly making rest chase. Condition gave out at 200 M. |
| 8 | 8 | THE ONE (CG319) | M Nunes | TT | Fast into stride, pressed on in search of lead, raced outside the leader applying pressure throughout, still close up challenging on bend, began to struggle when they sprinted at 300 M and finished at same pace to line. |
| 9 | 11 | WINNING PATTERN (CG125) | M Odendaal | CP | Moderate beginning, drifted back soon after start, raced 2 wide 5 to 6Ls back in rearward division, still back and eased wide turning in, finished off only fairly down middle of track lacking dash to be a factor. |
| 10 | 2 | TIME SUPERB (CH038) | A Delpech | -- | Average to break, ridden along to settle behind midfield, checked at 800 M and forced to race 3 wide thereafter, 6 to 7Ls back on bend, came to outside in straight and closed race off fairly passing tired runners late. Inexperienced. |
| 11 | 7 | ROCKET POWER (CH136) | C K Tong | TT1 | Began awkwardly and lost ground, ridden along to keep touch with last few, shared rear in 2 wide spot 7Ls from pace, still had field to beat on bend, kept to inside and made some ground past tiring horses. (Mucopus.) |
| 12 | 12 | AS YOU WISH (CE290) | K S Yu | V1 | Lost ground shortly after start, settled down at rear 7Ls from frontrunners, had easy run but niggled along to bend, under pressure on turning, kept to rails but showed no dash and only plugged away to line. |
| 13 | 13 | MULTI-WIN SPIRIT (CG137) | H W Lai | TT | Jumped with rest, pressed on in search of front, posted 3 wide without cover challenging for lead, always working hard to bend, still there until 300 M but weakened out in run home when workload took toll. |
| 14 | 4 | CLEMENT ELITE (CH004) | G Mosse | -- | Tardy to begin, at rear early but rushed around them 3 and 4 wide in mid-section, used up to be 2Ls back on bend 4 wide without cover, under pressure turning in, weakened right out after hard run. |
| 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 |