Race 9 (667)
LION ROCK HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | PENGLAI XIANZI (CK248) | M Chadwick | TT | Caught 3-wide without cover in midfield early, crept closer rounding the bend, responded when asked for efforts final 350 M, hit the front 100 M out, hung in, just prevailed. |
| 2 | 1 | SOARING DRAGON (CH183) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Urged along to occupy a fence position in midfield, travelled nicely throughout, quickened well when asked for efforts final 350 M, on heels at 100 M, kept on strongly, just late. (Objection overruled.) |
| 3 | 13 | AMBITIOUS TREASURE (CJ173) | H W Lai | B1/TT | Driven to hold a one-off spot in midfield, launched a strong challenge down centre of the home straight 300 M out, ran on soundly, lacked a decisive kick to beat the top two final 80 M. |
| 4 | 14 | BEAUTY EXPRESS (CJ284) | M W Leung | -- | Lacked early speed and travelled 7Ls off the pace on 3-deep, crept closer rounding the bend, made up gradual ground down centre of straight final 350 M, no extra near the line. |
| 5 | 6 | JOYFUL WINNER (CE045) | C W Wong | CP1/TT2 | Lacked early speed and travelled 8Ls off the speed, took time to obtain clear run at the top of home straight, picked up late at 200 M, finished off soundly under maximum pressure, too late. |
| 6 | 9 | MOON CHASER (CK013) | K C Leung | -- | Taken rearward from gate 11, swung widest for home, ran on satisfactorily under pressure final 350 M, but never threatened the principals. |
| 7 | 3 | HORSE SENSE (L314) | O Doleuze | -- | Given a waiting ride and settled just behind the mid-division on rails, responded fairly when asked for efforts final 400 M, made up some ground but rather one-paced. |
| 8 | 2 | MANDARIN (CK372) | M Du Plessis | -- | Widely drawn, driven to lead and soon found the fence near 1100 M, left uncontested and looked very promising throughout, kept on only fairly under pressure final 250 M, headed at 100 M, flattened. |
| 9 | 4 | MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP (CG260) | T H So | -- | Settled 7Ls behind the leader on rails, only made limited progress when placed under pressure final 300 M. |
| 10 | 11 | CHARITABLE STAR (CJ333) | M L Yeung | TT | Settled cosily just behind the leader, travelled satisfactorily until weakened at 200 M. |
| 11 | 8 | HORSESHOE FORTUNE (L098) | Y T Cheng | XB | Taken back from gate 12 and travelled 10Ls off the pace, held up for room early in home straight, dashed strongly when clear at 200 M, blocked again at 100 M, not fully tested. |
| 12 | 7 | SHAM SHUI PO (L182) | B Doyle | -- | Started awkwardly, settled 7Ls off the pace, never better than midfield, outpaced at 300 M. |
| 13 | 10 | QUELLE SURPRISE (L008) | J Lloyd | B | Pushed hard forward and soon settled one-off 3Ls behind the pace, failed to hold his position passing the 400 M pole, soon weakened sharply. |
| 14 | 12 | YOUNG SUPREME (L074) | C K Tong | SR1 | Prominently placed 2-3Ls behind the leader on rails, proved difficult to settle in the early stages, checked at 1200 M, gave no response when asked at the top of home straight, soon weakened. |
| 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 |