Race 2 (379)
VERBENA HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | LEGIONNAIRE (CD263) | F Coetzee | TT | Broke well. Pressured to stalk leader on fence. Kept 2nd to be 1L off pace at 600 M. Responded strongly after straightening. Kicked away to lead by 4Ls final 200 M. Easy win. |
| 2 | 5 | VINCERE (CE324) | E Saint-Martin | B | Fair begin. Midfield or better on fence. 3Ls off lead at 1200 M. 4th to enter straight, 4Ls behind the pacesetter. Kept on nicely in straight. Found winner too good but held on for second. |
| 3 | 9 | JOY TRUMPS (CD242) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Got its head up on jumping. 2 wide behind midfield after first turn. Pressured to make ground on the bend in a 3 wide spot. Shifted wider on straightening. Improved steadily over closing stages. |
| 4 | 13 | AWESOME EAGLE (CE077) | C K Tong | TT | Average to begin. Midfield or better. 4 wide with no cover at 800 M. Made ground along the bend in a 3 wide position. Looked likely early straight. Failed to maintain effort and faded final 150 M. |
| 5 | 4 | ONLY YOU (CD210) | M W Leung | -- | Taken back across runners after the start. Checked severely at 1000 M. Tailed until straightening. Quickened when asked. Continued to make up ground to be closer at finish. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 2 | MAGIC TEMPLE (CC368) | S Sanders | B-/PC2/TT | Slow to begin. Ran comfortably around midfield on fence. Kept within 5Ls of leader until straightening. Responded only fairly under pressure and went on evenly till finish. |
| 7 | 6 | RED WINE HONEY (CE287) | S Dye | B | Slow to begin. Ran in the rear section despite being hard ridden. 3rd last 2 wide at least 6Ls off leader at 800 M. Switched wide on track on straightening. Held run until 250 M but no extra thereafter. |
| 8 | 14 | WIN FORTUNE (CB338) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | First few out. Ridden to contest for lead in a 2 wide position. Claimed lead approaching final turn at 600 M. 1L ahead upon straightening. Over used early and weakened badly final 200 M. |
| 9 | 7 | MADE IN HONGKONG (CD139) | C Brown | B | Average begin. Midfield on fence. At least 5Ls off the lead at 800 M. 6th after straightening. Unable to quicken under the whip and weakened steadily final 300 M. |
| 10 | 8 | SPARKLE (CB406) | H W Lai | V | Quick start. Ridden to stay midfield. Checked at 1000 M. Shifted to the rear section at 800 M. 3rd last entering straight. 5Ls behind lead on fence. Failed to keep pace and found nothing in straight. |
| 11 | 10 | MODERN PROSPECT (CC070) | C W Wong | B | Average begin. No early speed and ran in a rearward position. 3 wide with no cover approaching the turn at 600 M. 6Ls off lead, last to get on straight. Very weak in straight. |
| 12 | 1 | TABBRIS (CB088) | G Mosse | B/TT | Fair away. Wide with no cover early stages. Raced prominently at 1000 M, 2 wide 3Ls behind lead. No response rounding home. Yielded ground quickly before straightening. Very far from other runners. |
| FE | 3 | ASSET PLAY (CC147) | D Whyte | CP-/PC1 | Jumped best. 3 wide making the first turn. Fell after the 1000 M and dislodged its rider. (Bled.) |
| FE | 12 | NATIVE LANGUAGE (CB116) | C Munce | V-/B2 | Began awkwardly. Behind midfield. Failed to avoid fallen runner after the 1000 M and dislodged its rider. |
| 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 |