Race 3 (567)
INSULAR HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | EXPLODING (CH046) | K C Leung | XB/H | Began well and raced better than midfield. 3-wide and 2-1/2Ls back on straightening. Made a strong run in the home straight and ran down rivals on the line. |
| 2 | 5 | COSMO SUCCESSOR (CH118) | D Whyte | -- | Pushed early to race 2-wide behind the speed. Kept on battling with the eventual winner in the straight and was denied only by a narrow margin. |
| 3 | 3 | KEEN TAKER (CH022) | K T Yeung | B/TT | Ridden to race in the leading section on fence at 900 M. Eased to sit behind the leader making the home turn. Loomed up as a serious contender in the straight. Just unable to hold off the quinella pair closing stages. |
| 4 | 9 | TATTENHALL DELIGHT (CG068) | B Doyle | B | Jumped fairly. Hard ridden to stay in touch with the field early stages. Settled 2-wide and 3Ls behind the speed 1000 M out. Kept on improving down the centre of the home straight but had little hope with the front trio. |
| 5 | 11 | ALMIGHTY (CK006) | W C Marwing | CP | Slowly out. Urged along the fence to race within 4Ls back. Ran on well in the straight and was nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 12 | CHAIN WIN (CJ315) | S K Sit | H | Began awkwardly. Driven to take the lead 600 M out. Held a 1-1/2L advantage into home straight. Clung on early in the straight but peaked effort inside final 100 M. |
| 7 | 7 | SHAXI BABY (CJ122) | H W Lai | -- | Quickly into stride. Settled in a handy position within 3Ls of the pace on rails. Managed to hold ground only in the straight. |
| 8 | 1 | KING POWER (CJ334) | K L Chui | -- | Raced behind midfield. 3-wide and 4Ls back round the bend. Failed to find extra gear in the straight. |
| 9 | 2 | TIGER RIDGE (CD084) | W M Lai | B/TT | Trailed field on rails 900 M out. 5Ls down on straightening. Made some headway early in the straight but failed to follow through. |
| 10 | 10 | FEEL-SO-GOOD (CG056) | J Winks | CP | Slowly into stride and failed to muster early stages. 2-wide and 6Ls back 800 M out. Passed only beaten rivals in the straight. |
| 11 | 6 | HONEST TREASURE (CE200) | M Chadwick | B/H/TT | Away in line and trapped 4-wide without cover at midfield. Slipped to the rear making the home turn. No impression thereafter. |
| 12 | 8 | SCOOT DA LOOT (CH274) | C K Tong | B | Raced better than midfield and trapped 4-wide without cover. Hung out badly rounding the bend and finished tailed-out. |
| 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 |