Race 1 (037)
VERBENA HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | CAGA SPIRIT (CK287) | T Clark | -- | Soon taken back from the widest gate and waited with, commenced move upon straightening, finished off race strongly to snatch victory inside final 50 M. |
| 2 | 12 | VIVA DOLPHIN (M071) | M Chadwick | B1/TT | Lost ground at start, moved closer up coming out of back straight racing in 4th about 2L off the speed, quickened to hit front 300 M out but died on its run close to home. |
| 3 | 13 | MARVEL PLUS (CL281) | C Y Lui | V/TT | Soon taken back from a wide gate for rails run, saved a lot of ground turning in, ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 7 | SPICY SIAM (N090) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Slow into stride, gradually picked up under reminders along rails to rear of midfield, remained in similar position into straight, kept on steadily without threatening. |
| 5 | 8 | TOP POWER (M272) | W M Lai | -- | Settled mainly in 5th within 3L of pace, similar turning for home, one-paced under pressure without quickening. |
| 6 | 4 | DARK SECRET (M213) | Z Purton | SR/TT | Settled just worse than midfield, towards the rear entering straight, kept on well. |
| 7 | 6 | SMART GUY (M377) | T H So | B-/H1 | Began moderately niggling along early, settled in midfield on rails, kept on until fading inside final 200 M. |
| 8 | 2 | SADDLERS LODGE (CL406) | D Whyte | B | Travelled wide in midfield, commenced move approaching home turn, kept on until weakening inside final 200 M. |
| 9 | 10 | SEIZE THE DAY (CJ152) | K C Ng | B | Broke well to lead, made running to 300 M, weakened noticeably under pressure. |
| 10 | 14 | TELECOM NEW STAR (M084) | H W Lai | -- | Settled well behind, never seen with a chance. |
| 11 | 9 | SILENT DEMAND (M415) | K C Leung | B1/TT | Settled just worse than midfield, weakened under pressure around the bend. |
| 12 | 5 | PAPAS (CK274) | O Doleuze | CP/TT | Began fairly and ridden along, failed to keep up with fast early pace and dropped to midfield, switched out wide turning in, soon weakened under pressure. |
| 13 | 11 | OVERNIGHT SUCCESS (CL380) | C K Tong | CP | Began from a wide gate, continued to race wide without cover in a prominent position, folded up quickly on straightening. (Bled.) |
| PU | 1 | FORTUNE STAR (N073) | R Fourie | B/SR/TT | Close up early settling just behind leader on rails, dropped out under pressure from approaching home turn. (Bled, heart irregularity and lame next day.) |
| 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 |