Race 1 (337)
THE LION HERALD HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1650m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | LA COTE DE BLEU (P307) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Settled behind midfield on rails, angled out for a run entering straight, quickened well down the centre of the track to snatch victory final strides. |
| 2 | 2 | MISTER MARC (P316) | K Teetan | H | Attempted to make all, fought on dourly to hold advantage only to be worn down close to home. |
| 3 | 4 | FOLLOW THE WIND (M331) | D Whyte | B | Niggled at early, settled within 3L of pace in 5th on rails, shifted out for a run entering straight. |
| 4 | 6 | MY CUP OVERFLOWS (P378) | U Rispoli | B/TT | Settled one back in 3rd on rails, kept on steadily without quickening under pressure. |
| 5 | 1 | GLORIOUS AVENUE (S181) | Z Purton | H | Began from a tricky draw, settled wide in midfield, ran on steadily in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 11 | THE ONLY KID (CH173) | G Mosse | TT | Settled in midfield near rails, ran on in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 13 | HIGH SPEED METRO (P293) | J Moreira | XB | Soon taken back to race in rear on rails, saved a lot of ground turning in, fought on steadily without threatening. |
| 8 | 5 | CROATIA (P132) | O Doleuze | B | Settled wide towards the rear, made modest progress under pressure down the centre of the straight. |
| 9 | 7 | MIZZEN GREY (N192) | M Demuro | -- | Settled well behind, ran on past well-beaten horses in the run home. |
| 10 | 12 | SWEET BEAN (S205) | C Y Ho | -- | Settled well behind from the widest draw, went past well-beaten horses in straight. |
| 11 | 8 | SOLAR BOY (CL213) | T H So | V | Vied for lead early, settled 2-wide in 2nd from 1200 metres, folded up quickly inside final 200 metres. |
| 12 | 3 | COLOURFUL PROFIT (S123) | N Callan | B/TT | Moderately away, positioned 2 wide in 4th, 2 lengths back, same position on turn, peaked early in straight, finished off one-paced thereafter. |
| 13 | 9 | SOLAR DRAGON (P136) | M L Yeung | CP-/H2/PC2 | Never on terms. |
| 14 | 14 | CARE FREE ELEGANCE (P340) | H W Lai | B/TT | Midfield, dropped away quickly in 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 |