Race 3 (248)
THISTLE HANDICAP Rating:24-0 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | TOMODACHI (BJ106) | M Kinane | -- | Settled mainly in 5th, effort and behind leaders into straight, ran on stoutly under pressure inside final 300 M to snatch victory close home. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 3 | ABLE RIDE (BH254) | F Coetzee | -- | Tracked leader, gained narrow advantage under pressure over 300 M out, worn down by winner final strides. |
| 3 | 10 | BICYCLE (BK024) | H K Yim | -- | Settled in midfield, ran on quite well down straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 8 | LOCKHART'S LOT (BK012) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Prominent early stages, restrained in midfield to straight, kept on steadily but lost 3rd near finish. |
| 5 | 1 | MIGHTY MOUNT (BM143) | W H Tse | -- | Travelled mainly in 3rd to straight, one-paced before gradually faded closing stages. |
| 6 | 2 | POWER PROTECTION (BL175) | K C Chan | -- | Made running to 300 M, kept on one pace until overhauled inside final 300 M. |
| 7 | 13 | SMART DRAGON (BL071) | T Quinn | -- | Raced wide in midfield, effort 4-wide passing 500 M to be some 2Ls back entering straight, kept on one pace. |
| 8 | 9 | SOUTH CHINA'S KING (BG268) | T Jarnet | -- | Travelled in 4th to 500 M, unable to quicken under pressure in straight. |
| 9 | 14 | AFRICAN TREASURE (BL017) | C F Chan | -- | Well back, some headway home bend, found nothing in straight. |
| 10 | 4 | GOOD DIVIDEND (BJ041) | K M So | -- | Soon in rear. |
| 11 | 5 | EASY BEAT (BE116) | H K Cheung | -- | Hesitated at start, always well behind. |
| 12 | 7 | KARAOKE (BH206) | D Holland | -- | Settled towards rear, made no impression in straight. |
| 13 | 11 | MY BUNNY (BH227) | K S Yu | -- | Always in last few. (Lame.) |
| 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 |