Race 3 (641)
MANAWATU RIVER HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | SUPERSONIC (CC245) | K H Chan | B | Took lead soon after start. Won readily. |
| 2 | 12 | SOUND OF SILENCE (CD136) | A Delpech | B/TT | Settled behind midfield from the widest draw. Widest (4-wide) final turn. Ran on steadily to take 2nd closing stages. |
| 3 | 2 | DOUCAI (CC255) | R Fradd | B | Always prominent. Sat outside the winner to straight. One-paced final 200 M. |
| 4 | 7 | SOUTH CHINA NINETY (CA174) | H W Lai | B | Always thereabouts. Kept on moderately in straight. |
| 5 | 5 | SUPER BALL (CD064) | O Chavez | B | Towards rear. Made up a little ground passing 1000 M to be 7th rounding home bend. Kept on. |
| 6 | 1 | CHINA WORLD (CA397) | C K Tong | CP | Better than midfield. Crept a bit closer to 4th final turn. Soon found no extra. |
| 7 | 8 | WIN FORTUNE (CB338) | K W Tsui | B/TT | Midfield. Improved passing 600 M to be 3rd turning for home. Weakened 100 M out. |
| 8 | 11 | QI'S PET (CD321) | M W Leung | -- | Slowly away and blundered soon after start, remained at the rear. Made up a little ground in straight. |
| 9 | 6 | GOOD VIEW SUCCESS (CE237) | W M Lai | TT1 | Towards rear throughout. |
| 10 | 10 | WINNING PARADE (CA283) | C W Wong | B/TT | Midfield early, soon dropped towards the rear. No improvement. (Dropped whip 600 M.) |
| 11 | 4 | SUPREMACY (CD315) | D Whyte | B-/CP1 | Ridden along to reach 3rd, 3Ls behind the winner. Weakened from 500 M. (Bled.) |
| 12 | 9 | RARE COLLECTION (BV102) | Y T Cheng | B- | Always at the back. (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 |