Race 10 (796)
BETTER FUTURE 1000M HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | FIRST RESPONDER (C205) | C L Chau | B | Jumped with them, raced prominently, 2 away from the stands' rail, hard ridden after passing 400M, took the lead approaching 200M, hard pressed by rivals in the closing stages, just held on. |
| 2 | 3 | GOOD VIEW CLARICO (C454) | B Shinn | -- | Bumped start, positioned a length or so back, nearer to the middle track, showed good response final 400M, just narrowly beaten. |
| 3 | 4 | METRO WARRIOR (D387) | Z Purton | B | Began smartly, positioned 3 away from the stands' rail, a length or so back, showed good response final 400M, just beaten by a narrow margin. |
| 4 | 6 | QUADRUPLE DOUBLE (B250) | H T Mo | TT | Clean jump, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the stands' side, made very good progress final 400M, just narrowly beaten. |
| 5 | 14 | SUPER WIN DRAGON (E253) | V Borges | H/TT | Bumped start, raced at rear, 6 lengths back at 400M, finished off very strongly to be nearest on line. |
| 6 | 12 | FLYING HIGH (E204) | T Piccone | H/TT | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced behind midfield, 4 lengths or so back, made good progress final 400M without threatening. (Minor laceration to the left hind fetlock.) |
| 7 | 7 | JOYFUL FORTUNE (D376) | M F Poon | TT | Began well, raced prominently on the stands' rail, took the lead approaching 400M, peaked and headed 200M, weakened gradually final 100M. (Lame right front leg next day morning.) |
| 8 | 5 | IAN (D326) | C Y Ho | -- | Began awkwardly, raced towards rear on the stands' rail, 4 to 5 lengths back, made good progress final 400M without threatening. |
| 9 | 13 | SPARKLING KNIGHT (C201) | M L Yeung | B1 | Jumped well, sent forward to take the lead on the stands' side, peaked and headed 400M, kept on evenly to 150M, weakened thereafter. |
| 10 | 11 | UNITED WE STAND (D048) | K H Chan | B/TT | Bumped start, raced in midfield, nearer to the middle track, showed limited response after passing 400M, weakened gradually inside final furlong. (Lost right front plate near 800M and lost left hind plate near 500M.) |
| 11 | 9 | SEVEN HEAVENS (B089) | J Moreira | B/TT | Began fairly from gate 1, raced better than midfield in the middle of the track, 2 lengths or so back, showed limited response after passing 400M, weakened final furlong. |
| 12 | 1 | SMOKEY BEAR (E126) | H Bentley | H1 | Moderately away, raced behind midfield on the stands' side, 3 lengths or so back, one-paced final 400M. |
| 13 | 8 | EMBARKED (E407) | K Teetan | H1 | Slightly slow out, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. |
| 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 |