Race 2 (648)
CHEERS HONG KONG HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | DISTINCT COMMANDER (N442) | B Prebble | B/H/TT | Parked 4th, 1 off the rails with cover. Peeled out deep turning for home a showed a good turn of foot to hit the lead at the furlong, cruised home for effortless win. |
| 2 | 3 | JOYFUL LUCK (M223) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Settled midfield, coursing 3-4 wide had some cover on the circle. Finished off well despite the wide trip. |
| 3 | 13 | HAPPY GOAL (N213) | C Y Lui | V | Did plenty of work to eventually cross and lead on the fence near the 800m. Turned for home with a 2length margin and maintained a sound effort to the post. |
| 4 | 2 | JOLLY POSH (P371) | D Whyte | H/TT | Raced ahead of midfield, 2-3 deep with cover. Battled away in the run home to stay in the frame. |
| 5 | 8 | EVERYONE'S CHOICE (P208) | H Bowman | -- | Settled 5th on the fence with cover. Kept grinding away to the wire. |
| 6 | 7 | SHANTARAAM (N410) | A Suborics | B/TT | Raced behind midfield, on the rails with cover. Made some ground over about the last furlong. |
| 7 | 11 | JUST GOOD (CL133) | C Y Ho | H | Began awkwardly, settling 2nd last on the paint with cover. Didn't find any extra when asked for an effort in the run home. |
| 8 | 6 | GLAMOROUS RYDER (S007) | K C Leung | B/TT | Taken back from the outside alley to race in last position 2-3 wide with cover. Shifted wide on straightening and finished off one paced. |
| 9 | 10 | MIGHT AND VISION (S057) | N Callan | CP/H/TT | Went back from a wide gate to settle 4th last 3 deep with cover. Kept on evenly in the final stretch. |
| 10 | 14 | DIAMOND START (P211) | W M Lai | -- | Crowded at the start, and then raced with the backmakers, 1 off the fence with cover. Whacked away at the same speed down the running. |
| 11 | 9 | CLASSIC FIGURE (CL279) | K Teetan | H/P/TT | Parked worse than midfield, 3-4 deep on the circle. Only plodded to the line after tough trip. |
| 12 | 5 | PROSPERITY AETHON (N391) | J Moreira | TT | Not the best to begin, settling behind midfield, 2 deep with cover. Failed to close off. |
| 13 | 12 | KOWLOON EAST KING (N215) | T Berry | B/TT | Raced on the speed but coursed 3-4 wide without cover. Was a spent force early in the home straight. (See incident report) |
| 14 | 4 | HAPPILY TIME (S012) | Z Purton | TT | Settled 2nd position, close to the running rail, shifted out to race 1 off after the 700m. Struggled in the straight and finished tailed out. (See incident report) |
| 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 |