Race 3 (128)
PERIDOT HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | THISTLE KING (CE231) | D Whyte | -- | Broke well and was restrained to midfield. Improved steadily in a 3-wide position rounding home turn and reached within 3Ls of the leader on straightening. Quickened past rivals and took charge final 100 M. |
| 2 | 8 | UNIVERSAL PIONEER (CB293) | C W Wong | TT | Niggled to the front. Remained in the lead and took a 1/2L advantage into the home straight. Stayed on well and opened up a clear lead near 200 M. Headed by winner final 100 M but held off a late challenger for 2nd. |
| 3 | 2 | ELFHELM (CC342) | S K Sit | B | Settled 3-wide in rear section. Remained towards the back on straightening. Made a late rally for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 14 | FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) | W M Lai | B | Kept close to the pace early. Dropped back to midfield after 900 M. Ran on fairly in the straight to make the frame. |
| 5 | 4 | IRISH GEM (CE035) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped well and raced wide in a forward position. 2-wide and 1/2L off the leader rounding home turn. Unable to turn up a notch on straightening and kept on only fairly closing stages. |
| 6 | 11 | PO ON GEM (CE164) | B Prebble | -- | Off slowly and raced on fence behind midfield. Closed the race off only fairly. |
| 7 | 12 | SOLDIER ON (CD230) | S Dye | B2 | Trailed early and remained among last few to enter home straight. Steadily made up ground but unable to threaten. |
| 8 | 10 | DANSING FUN (CE202) | O Doleuze | -- | Niggled along early to settle in a prominent position behind the leader. Couldn't keep up in the straight and steadily dropped out of contention. |
| 9 | 9 | TOP BRASS (CD403) | F Coetzee | -- | Eased back from widest draw and raced at the rear. Trailed field into home straight and made up some ground through tight traffic in the closing stages. |
| 10 | 5 | MAKE YOU JEALOUS (CE316) | E Saint-Martin | -- | 2-wide and got no better than midfield until home straight. Ran on without threatening. |
| 11 | 7 | TELECOM SUPERBOSS (CD180) | H K Yim | B | Niggled along and raced behind the pacesetter. 2-wide and 3Ls off the lead making home turn. Failed to quicken in the straight. |
| 12 | 6 | QUEST FOR LOVE (CE242) | A Delpech | -- | Slowly away and raced towards the rear. Lacked the needed response when asked on straightening and only ran past a beaten runner. |
| 13 | 13 | BRAVE COMMANDER (CC322) | C Munce | B/TT | Raced wide and without cover at midfield. Improved after 800 M and was 3-wide among leaders on straightening. Unable to quicken and weakened final 200 M. |
| 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 |