Race 8 (341)
SOUTH CHINA SEA HANDICAP Rating:88-64 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | DOUBLE EXPRESSO (BM078) | E Legrix | -- | Always prominent. Sustained effort 300 M out. Ran on strongly to take command at 100 M. Held on well to the line. |
| 2 | 13 | STRAIGHT WAY (BN119) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Soon took lead. Attempted to make all. Headed at 100 M. Kept on well. |
| 3 | 5 | HAPPY OCCASIONS (BM075) | G Mosse | -- | Jumped awkwardly and lost ground. Steady headway under pressure from 300 M. Doing best work final 200 M. |
| 4 | 11 | LOOK WHO'S HERE (BL209) | K S Yu | -- | Mainly worse than midfield. Ran on steadily from 200 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 2 | THUNDER BOLT (BK204) | C K Chung | -- | Always well back. Made up good ground final 200 M. |
| 6 | 9 | TOP SEED (BN037) | A Munro | -- | Mainly midfield. Drifted out for a clear run upon straightening. Ran on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 12 | TOP PERFORMANCE (BK027) | K C Chan | -- | Mainly prominent 2nd to 250 M. One-paced thereafter. |
| 8 | 1 | LIFO (BL032) | K M Chin | V | Mainly midfield or worse than midfield. Weakened gradually final 200 M. |
| 9 | 4 | EVASIVE TACTIC (BK183) | C H Ko | -- | Well back early. Steady headway from 1200 m to be in touch until final 200 M. Weakened steadily thereafter. |
| 10 | 8 | MEDIC STAR (BL180) | H K Cheung | -- | Mainly midfield. Weakened final 150 M. |
| 11 | 6 | LEPRECHAUN (BK116) | F Johansson | -- | Midfield early. Dropped out gradually from 1200 M to rear at 1000 M. Made some improvement along rail upon straightening when checked at 100 M. Not a factor thereafter. |
| 12 | 7 | BLAZING BLADE (BH253) | F Coetzee | -- | In touch to 450 M. Outpaced from 400 M and dropped out badly final 200 M. (Cast plate.) |
| 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 |