Race 1 (018)
SHANTOU HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | WILLIAM'S SURPASS (BP285) | B Marcus | -- | Always there. Sustained effort in early straight to take lead inside 300 M. Won readily. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 2 | HORNET (BP238) | H K Cheung | -- | Prominent. Ran on in straight without threatening the winner. |
| 3 | 13 | FLOWERS COMRADE (BN024) | D Whyte | -- | Soon led. Kept on same pace when headed in early straight. |
| 4 | 1 | BILLION WIN (BP218) | D Harrison | B | Towards rear. Improved steadily far side to be around midfield turning in. Continued to make ground in straight, never nearer. |
| 5 | 6 | WINNING SMART (BP222) | R Fradd | -- | Prominent early, soon dropping slightly to 6th. Remained there until running on a bit in early straight. |
| 6 | 4 | STRATEGIC MOVE (BP233) | E Legrix | -- | Mostly around midfield. Kept on closing stages. |
| 7 | 12 | REALLY THE BEST (BP009) | D Lee | -- | Better than midfield. Held 4th turning into straight. Unable to quicken. |
| 8 | 10 | HARA HARA (BP221) | C F Chan | -- | Towards rear. Made up some ground closing stages. |
| 9 | 7 | PLAY SAFE (BP079) | K M So | -- | Midfield at best. One-paced. |
| 10 | 9 | BETTER FUN (BP094) | M C Poon | -- | Towards rear throughout. |
| 11 | 3 | SCIOTO (BP030) | K H Ting | -- | Never in contention. |
| 12 | 14 | MOSI-OA-TUNYA (BN262) | L F Chung | -- | Always at the back. |
| 13 | 8 | CETSHWAYO (BP121) | P Payne | -- | In touch. Dropped out steadily in 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 |