Race 3 (518)
COTTON TREE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | BUTTERFIELD (CG178) | D Whyte | B | Eased back from a wide draw and raced behind midfield in early stages. 3-wide in midfield making home turn. Switched out and quickened nicely on straightening. Opened up a clear advantage final 200 M. |
| 2 | 7 | SUPER FANTASY (CD162) | K L Chui | TT | Settled on the rails at midfield. Stuck in traffic in the early part of the straight. Closed the race off strongly once finding a clear run. |
| 3 | 11 | FOREVER RICHES (CG174) | E Saint-Martin | B | Settled behind midfield. 4-wide turning for home and quickened on straightening. Kept on well and made up ground in the straight. |
| 4 | 10 | CHEEKY LAD (CG198) | B Prebble | -- | Jumped awkwardly and was taken back. Raced on the rails in rear section. Switched out turning for home and had trouble getting a clear run early part of straight. Rallied late and was closest at finish. |
| 5 | 4 | WIN FOR ALL (CD002) | G Mosse | B/TT1 | Settled wide in a rearward position early. Advanced to midfield near 1000 M. Continued to improve in a 4-wide spot making the turn. Took lead near 200 M but unable to find extra to stay in contention final stages. |
| 6 | 12 | A MIRROR (CH011) | C K Tong | H1 | Led or disputed lead until home straight. Unable to turn up a notch and remained on at same pace to the line. |
| 7 | 14 | COME HO CHOI (CE082) | M Nunes | B | Taken back and trailed field. Made a ground saving trip around the turn. Had trouble finding a clear run 300 M out. Made a late dash once finding daylight. |
| 8 | 5 | SUPER CHARGE (CC299) | H W Lai | B | Among leaders early. Settled behind the pace after 1200 M. Blocked for a run on straightening and was unable to get a clear run for some time. Ran on only fairly in the closing stages. |
| 9 | 3 | SHANGDONG SCHOLAR (CG321) | Y T Cheng | XB | Jumped awkwardly and raced at midfield early stages. Checked at 1400 M. Went forward after 1100 M and joined the lead. Disputed lead into home straight but faded final 200 M. |
| 10 | 6 | CHINESE BOY BOY (CH157) | O Doleuze | -- | Behind the pace early stages. Slipped back and was at midfield making the turn. Checked on straightening and kept on only fairly in the straight. |
| 11 | 2 | I'M NO SQUARE (CG078) | S Dye | TT | Settled in a rearward position. Trailed field into home straight and made up ground by running past beaten runners. |
| 12 | 13 | CLASSIC HORSE (CD378) | C W Wong | -- | Niggled along to be in a forward position. 2-wide behind the pace making the turn. Unable to keep pace 300 M out and faded steadily. |
| 13 | 8 | CENTENNIAL SMILE (CG165) | F Coetzee | B | Outpaced despite being ridden along and raced 3-wide in rear section. Lacked a response when pressured making the turn and only ran past a beaten runner in the straight. |
| 14 | 9 | CHAMPION LAD (CH042) | D Nikolic | B1/XB1/TT1 | Jumped awkwardly then was crowded and lost ground. Raced keenly at midfield early stages. Made up ground 1000 M onwards. 3-wide among leaders turning for home but weakened in the straight. |
| 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 |