Race 2 (075)
HERON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | FIERY DIAMOND (G022) | Z Purton | -- | Raced just worse than midfield away from the rail. Moved to midfield around bend, made continual ground to strike lead in final 50m to win. |
| 2 | 1 | MAGIC SUPREME (D144) | R Maia | B/TT | Ridden forward from second widest gate & came across to lead. Gave a nice kick on straightening, continued in lead until passed by fast closing winner in final 50m. Shared second on line. |
| 2 | 5 | THUNDERSTRIKE (E261) | Y L Chung | B/H | Raced just forward of midfield, three wide with cover for the majority. Eased wider just prior to straightening, closed well all the way to share second prize on the line & was only beaten 1.25L. |
| 4 | 6 | TURBO POWER (E270) | C Y Ho | -- | Outpaced soon after the start & was ridden along to hold position between runners along rail. Was a clear last of the main field on corner when over 8L behind before making a huge amount of late ground down the outside late. |
| 5 | 4 | STARRY NIGHT (G253) | M Chadwick | B | Raced very wide in midfield early before improving position to race three deep without cover outside the leaders from the 650m. Was only 2L behind on straightening before giving a length late to finishing fifth. |
| 6 | 2 | PROSECCO (E457) | L Hewitson | H1/SR1 | Steadied & taken back at start, raced in a line of 3 at the tail early before improving after first bend to be worse than midfield. Was 6L from behind on straightening before halving that deficit when running onto midfield. |
| 7 | 12 | TELECOM MISSILE (D209) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Stayed along the inside on straightening when about 3L behind before weakening in final stages to be beaten over 4L. |
| 8 | 9 | VIVA A LA (G282) | C L Chau | H/P/TT | Raced worse than midfield along the rail throughout. Moved off the rail on straightening when over 6L from the lead, finished off only one paced & was no threat. |
| 9 | 3 | MIGHTY VALOR (C338) | K C Leung | -- | Showed speed early before being headed & racing second away from the rail. Continued only a length from the lead on straightening before weakening out quickly in final stages. |
| 10 | 7 | SPEEDSTAR (G181) | L Ferraris | B | Raced in midfield between runners throughout. Cornered 3.5L from the lead but weakened out to be second last. |
| 11 | 11 | MOERAKI (D084) | L Currie | B/TT | Began well but drifted back in early stages & raced just worse than midfield between runners. Stayed along the rail in the straight but did nothing, weakening to be the last horse to finish. |
| DNF | 10 | OCTOCONNECT (G056) | V Borges | B | Virtually shared last place after start before losing ground from the 850m & being pulled out of race at half-way. Failed to finish in the straight. |
| 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 |