Race 3 (265)
JOHN PEEL HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | UNIVERSAL BOSS (BM039) | D Whyte | V | Rear early. Improved to rear of midfield coming out of back straight. Continued progress around home bend and ran on steadily in straight to just get up short of line. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 6 | GOLDEN CHOICE (BP203) | A Munro | H- | Midfield early. Took closer order home bend and 4-wide in 3rd entering straight. Hit front over 250 M out but caught final stride. |
| 3 | 4 | WINNING SMART (BP222) | S King | B1 | Settled in rear of midfield. Made steady headway when wide rounding home bend. Ran on inside final 250 M but defeated narrowly. |
| 4 | 5 | CORE PRINCIPLES (BS229) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Midfield early. Steadied and lost position approaching 800 M. Made up good ground from rear into straight without threatening. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 5 | 14 | ACQUISITION (BL113) | W M Lai | -- | Well back until making up good ground down straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 2 | POWERNAMIC (BN033) | E Legrix | -- | Never far off before losing touch over 200 M out. |
| 7 | 10 | KING'S PREMIUM (BN197) | K H Ting | B | Well there. Shared pace entering straight. Unable to sustain effort and headed over 250 M out, then overhauled. |
| 8 | 1 | ACTION PLAN (BP194) | G Mosse | B | Settled in midfield. Hampered and lost ground 300 M out. Renewed effort and ran past beaten runners closing stages. |
| 9 | 8 | MERRY MAPLE (BM038) | B Doyle | B/H | Towards rear. Effort on outside rounding home bend. One-paced under pressure in straight. |
| 10 | 11 | ON THE BEAT (BL218) | K Fallon | -- | Never nearer. |
| 11 | 3 | SOLIDARITY (BS151) | B Marcus | B | Prominent in 3rd. Improved to be joint leader entering straight but unable to sustain effort and overhauled inside final 250 M. |
| 12 | 13 | WIND CATCHER (BP174) | W Y Kan | -- | Mainly around midfield to straight then weakened. |
| 13 | 9 | CALL MY TUNE (BS022) | W Woods | B | Never seen with a chance. |
| 14 | 12 | ALWAYS FUN (BP321) | M Hills | -- | Made running until headed and dropped out approaching 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 |