Race 2 (154)
PHILADELPHIA HANDICAP Rating:36-16 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | ORLANDO FLYER (CA350) | D Dunn | B | Well back. Made swift headway on rails to be better than midfield into straight. Moved up to take charge inside 200 M to win unchallenged. |
| 2 | 8 | GOLDEN BELL (BT256) | K H Ting | SR-/B2 | Jumped slowly and travelled in last few. Steadied approaching home bend. Effort turning for home and ran on quite well without threatening winner. |
| 3 | 7 | CLASSIC CHOICE (BV050) | W C Marwing | H | Behind midfield. Dropped to rear into straight. Made up good ground down centre of straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 4 | BOXING DAY (CA284) | K C Tsang | -- | Ridden and led to 300 M, then one-paced. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 5 | 12 | FOR SZESZE (BT305) | J Egan | B | Midfield. Made modest progress in straight without threatening. |
| 6 | 10 | TRY YOUR BEST (BV277) | S K Sit | B | Ridden early. Prominent far side. Among leaders turning in. Found nothing. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 2 | FAITHFUL ASSURANCE (BS179) | H K Yim | -- | Well back. Effort early in straight but one-paced closing stages. |
| 8 | 6 | WINWIN COMBINATION (BP340) | W Woods | B | Around midfield. Kept on steadily in straight. |
| 9 | 13 | TRUSTY STEED (BV004) | R Fradd | B | Well back. Produced late impression closing stages. |
| 10 | 9 | CONQUEST STAR (BV037) | T Culhane | -- | Jumped well. Better than midfield to straight. One-paced. |
| 11 | 1 | DIAMOND KING (BN121) | D Whyte | B | Midfield to straight. No extra. |
| 12 | 14 | ABSOLUTE (CA022) | S Dye | -- | Just better than midfield to straight. Dropped out. |
| 13 | 5 | HOLY RANTO (BV321) | F Coetzee | P-/B1 | Prominent to straight then weakened. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 14 | 11 | EMPEROR (CA073) | A Marcus | B | Midfield to straight. Jostled turning in and dropped out. |
| 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 |