Race 1 (073)
BIRCH HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | TOP ACE (T199) | C Murray | B2/TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear, 8 lengths back, gradually improved after passing 850M, 4 lengths or so back turning in, finished off very strongly in straight, scored by 1-3/4L. |
| 2 | 12 | CLEMENT LEGEND (B137) | A Sanna | B/TT | Average to begin, raced 2 wide, 4 to 5 lengths back, closer on turn, made very good progress in straight to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 2 | CHIU CHOW KID (T412) | Z Purton | V/TT | Moderately away from a middle draw, raced 2 wide, a length or so back, 2nd on turn, took the lead near 300M, headed 150M, stayed on for 3rd. |
| 4 | 10 | DAZZLE WINNER (V363) | M F Poon | B | Away with them, sent forward to take the rail, allowed the rival to cross near 1100M, remained 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on turn, angled out near 500M, finished off evenly in straight. |
| 5 | 4 | THE INVINCIBLE (A191) | C Schofield | B | Began well from gate 11, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well throughout, kept on well early in straight, headed near 300M, slightly weakened thereafter. |
| 6 | 7 | SWEET BEAN (S205) | K Teetan | V | Began only fairly, showed limited early speed, raced 6 lengths back on rail, saved ground to near 600M, 4 lengths or so back turning in, made minor progress in straight. |
| 7 | 11 | TRIUMPH (A105) | W M Lai | B/H | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide at rear, 6 to 7 lengths back, a bit closer on turn, made minor progress in straight. |
| 8 | 3 | PROUD SKY (V406) | M L Yeung | -- | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, 2 wide on turn, finished off evenly in straight. |
| 9 | 5 | WONDERFUL CHASER (V258) | C Y Ho | B | Jumped well, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide behind midfield, no cover from near 900M, closer on turn, very wide turning in, failed to quicken under pressure in straight. |
| 10 | 9 | ROCKET GO (A322) | H N Wong | B/H | Away with them, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, failed to make any progress in straight. |
| 11 | 8 | ROCK THE TREE (P272) | U Rispoli | B | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 8 lengths back, still last turning in, failed to close off in straight. |
| 12 | 1 | HORSE BULLET (B172) | K C Leung | H | Out in line, raced 2 wide in midfield, 2 to 3 lengths back on turn, weakened early in straight, eased 150M. |
| 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 |