Race 1 (355)
BUTTERFLY HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | OPTIMIZATION STAR (N179) | J Moreira | B | Settled well behind from the widest gate, baulked for a run until passing the 200 metres, quickened well to snatch victory near the line. |
| 2 | 14 | CHINA GOOD (CL258) | H W Lai | -- | Settled in last few, did not find much room early in straight, finished off race well to just fail to get up on line. |
| 3 | 2 | ENCHANTING DIAMOND (S136) | O Doleuze | B1 | Waited with, switched out for a run entering straight, made up good ground down the centre of the track. |
| 4 | 11 | JUN HAO (P209) | D Whyte | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly, settled wide behind midfield, ran on steadily in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 12 | IDYLLIC WIND (N139) | M Chadwick | -- | Began well from the middle draw, settled just off the pace one off the rails, hit the front on straightening, unable to sustain effort and swamped under pressure inside final 100 metres. |
| 6 | 1 | BEST JADE TRIUMPH (P070) | B Prebble | -- | Settled in midfield, produced modest late impression closing stages. (Blood in trachea) |
| 7 | 4 | COSTA DEL SOL (M111) | Z Purton | B/TT | Began well from a wide draw, settled wide just better than midfield, improved to reach 3rd entering straight and then 2nd over 200 metres out, unable to sustain effort closing stages. |
| 8 | 8 | NATURAL EIGHT (S243) | A Suborics | P | Jumped fairly, not far off early stages, drifted back to forward of midfield passing the 1000 metres, renewed effort approaching home turn, kept on well in the run home. |
| 9 | 3 | GLORIOUS VICTORY (S369) | M L Yeung | B1/TT | Never better than midfield, made no impression in striaght. |
| 10 | 5 | INTELLECTUAL GLIDE (S124) | K Teetan | H/P | Jumped well from a poor draw, taken back to race wide in midfield, remained similar to straight, failed to quicken under pressure. |
| 11 | 6 | SECRET IDENTITY (P430) | N Rawiller | H-/B | Pressed on from a wide draw to soon take up running, led the field to the straight, folded up quickly. |
| 12 | 10 | DELIGHT FORTUNE (N402) | T H So | B- | Midfield early, steadied on rails and lost position on home bend, never recovered. |
| 13 | 13 | LUCKY PIONEER (S174) | C K Tong | B | Ridden for pace early, settled for one-back position on rails coming out of back straight, similar in 3rd turning for home, weakened under pressure. |
| 14 | 7 | ISLAND SPRING (CL238) | U Rispoli | B/TT | Travelled just better than midfield on rails, came under pressure approaching home turn, weakened soon after straightening. (Questioned for disappointing performance) |
| 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 |