Race 9 (451)
LION CITY HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | GRIMMY (P079) | Z Purton | B | Jumped OK but not pushed and raced in midfield to straight proper. Put under pressure 600 and ran on strongly to get up in time. |
| 2 | 9 | DANE PATROL (L078) | C K Tong | B-/V1/TT | Jumped straight to the front and set fast pace. Was still 2Ls clear at the 200m before tiring and being caught near the line. |
| 3 | 6 | ORIENTAL PROSPER (N100) | W C Marwing | CP/TT | Jumped well and moved swiftly from midfield to outside rail. Kept on well in the straight to be closest at the finish. |
| 4 | 1 | SIR EAGLES (M403) | D Whyte | B | No early speed but hugged the outside rail from start to finish. Was doing best work over final 400m. |
| 5 | 2 | HAWTHORNE (L136) | U Rispoli | -- | Jumped well to be second early, then third. Dropped back to sixth entering course proper but kept on steadily to the line. |
| 6 | 8 | WINNIE'S HORSE (P169) | M Chadwick | TT | Ridden up from inside draw to race close to the pace. Got to withing 4th entering course proper, turning one-paced. |
| 7 | 13 | DISCIPLES TWELVE (P018) | K C Leung | -- | Bumped start then awkwardly placed close to heels 800m. Raced down centre of the track and only one-paced final 400m. |
| 8 | 5 | FORMULA WON (P183) | T Clark | -- | Not comfortable with strong pace and raced on his own at rear. Niggled at 800m and finished off nicely, doing best work final 200m. |
| 9 | 14 | LUCKY SCEPTER (N174) | R Fourie | H/CP/TT | Jumped fairly but no early pace and drifted back while moving closer to outside fence. Never dangerous and one-paced final. |
| 10 | 3 | MENTOR (N017) | C Y Lui | B | Tightened for room shortly after start, recovered and raced in midfield, Crowded again closing stages when not in contention. |
| 11 | 4 | CASTLE HERO (M257) | T Angland | H/TT | Bumped start but ridden up to sit third, 2L from leader 400m. Soon came under pressure and drifted back. Pulled up lame. |
| 12 | 7 | EVERYONE'S CHOICE (P208) | B Prebble | CP1 | No early speed and raced at rear until 400m when had head on side and became difficult to ride. One-paced. |
| 13 | 10 | DELIGHT FORTUNE (N402) | T H So | -- | Raced on his own down the centre of the track in midfield. Started to give ground entering course proper. |
| 14 | 12 | DAPPER BOY (N135) | W M Lai | -- | Raced towards the rear but close to fence. Put under pressure 400m but became unbalanced and lost ground. Collapsed after race. |
| 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 |