Race 1 (239)
ROME HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | AFFLUENCE OF RAIN (CL363) | W C Marwing | B/TT1 | Never far off, quickened well to hit front narrowly over 200 M out, hung on well to the line. |
| 2 | 1 | PAGANINI'S SOUL (CL373) | D Whyte | XB1 | Broke well from the rail draw to lead throughout far side, ceded advantage coming onto home bend, held every chance early in home straight, fought on nicely but failed to peg back winner throughout closing stages. |
| 3 | 10 | PRETTY ONE (CL418) | B Prebble | -- | Began well from a wide draw, soon taken back to race in midfield and remained very wide throughout without cover, fought on gamely down straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 5 | KELLY'S HORSE (CL180) | C Williams | -- | Raced wide in rear of midfield, failed to quicken to threaten in straight. |
| 5 | 12 | WINNER SMART (CK029) | M Guyon | -- | Close up briefly, soon settled in rear of midfield, saved ground straightening, fought on under pressure to reach distant 5th at the finish. |
| 6 | 7 | KING OF HEARTS (CK214) | D Beadman | XB/H | Held prominent position to straight, kept on same pace in the run home for a creditable effort. |
| 7 | 4 | GOOD GAINS (CJ293) | N Callan | XB- | Soon taken backward to settle wide behind midfield, remained similar into straight, fought on steadily under pressure without quickening. |
| 8 | 13 | CHATEAU DE CAIX (CL318) | G Cheyne | TT | Ridden along in midfield far side, gained closer order on rails rounding home bend, just behind leaders turning for home, soon weakened under pressure after straightening. |
| 9 | 8 | TEAM WORK (CH276) | C W Wong | B | Slow to muster speed early, gradually picked up to rear of midfield, saved ground on rails turning for home, did not find much daylight on rails in the run home and was not fully tested. |
| 10 | 14 | FOREST STAR (CJ167) | M Chadwick | TT | Trailed the field to straight, ran past well beaten horses in straight. |
| 11 | 3 | FORTUNE EIGHT (CL415) | O Doleuze | H | Raced freely towards the rear, in similar position entering straight, ran home one-paced. |
| 12 | 9 | GRACYTOM (CL408) | B Doyle | -- | Very slowly away, soon recovered to join rear of field, saved ground turning in, made no impression in straight. |
| 13 | 2 | MR AWARD (M065) | T H So | -- | With leaders to straight, yielded ground quickly from approaching home turn. |
| 14 | 11 | MULTIBULLISH (CL362) | J Lloyd | B | With leaders out wide after beginning from the widest barrier, disputed lead into straight, folded up quickly after straightening. (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 |