Race 3 (135)
NATIONAL HEALTH CARE SERIES HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | FORTUNE SALLIAN (BT120) | S King | B | Held 4th until advancing to a close-up 3rd final turn. Ran on well to take lead 200 M out. Just held on. |
| 2 | 1 | BOTANY BAY (BS219) | D Whyte | -- | Better than midfield. Ran on steadily in straight. Just failed to catch the winner. |
| 3 | 7 | EMPIRE COURT (BT189) | K S Yu | -- | Bumped at start, soon recovered ground to be just behind midfield. Ran on quite well in straight, nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 3 | STARTRICE (BM210) | B Marcus | B | Led field from early stages. Kept on well when headed 300 M. |
| 5 | 13 | PRETTY BABY (BP250) | F Sanchez | B/H | Towards rear. Made up good ground final 250 M. |
| 6 | 5 | PERFECT CHAMPION (BT209) | R Fradd | -- | Soon 2nd last. Ran on well inside 300 M, never nearer. |
| 7 | 12 | WORD FROM ROME (BM226) | D Harrison | B | Midfield or behind. Became unbalanced near 600 M. Kept on in straight. |
| 8 | 9 | SMOOTH EDGE (BP185) | B Doyle | P1 | Slowly away, towards rear. Made up some late ground final 200 M. |
| 9 | 10 | WE GOT IT (BP108) | J Quinn | B | Led early, then remained in prominent position until failing to hold place final 100 M. |
| 10 | 6 | FIRST HONOUR (BS004) | G Boss | -- | Midfield or better. Steadied when crowded early straight, unable to quicken. |
| 11 | 14 | GREAT HONOUR (BN071) | S K Sit | B | Last from 1100 M. A little progress closing stages. |
| 12 | 8 | FAIR COMMENT (BT170) | W Woods | -- | Over-raced early and was prominent to 500 M. Dropped back steadily. |
| 13 | 11 | PROSPEROUS DYNASTY (BT026) | E Saint-Martin | B1 | Towards rear. Made ground far side to become midfield or better rounding home bend. Made no show 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 |