Race 8 (273)
HAINAN HANDICAP Rating:70-50 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | CHARIOT OF STORM (CA194) | F Coetzee | B | Soon led down centre of track, headed about 500 M out, but reasserted again over 200 M out, pushed out hands and heels, readily. |
| 2 | 4 | FERRULE (CA157) | W C Marwing | -- | Soon 4th about 2Ls off pace down centre of track, niggled to keep up 500 M out, briefly threatened winner 150 M out but didn't find extra gear to go on with it. |
| 3 | 2 | BLACK MAGIC (BV316) | S Dye | SR | Best away, tacked over to far rail and raced in 3rd about a half length off pace until 200 M out, weakened final stages. |
| 4 | 3 | BULLISH (BP318) | R Fradd | -- | Always prominent, led narrowly from 500 M to 350 M out, weakened quickly thereafter. |
| 5 | 8 | SOUTH CHINA NINETY (CA174) | D Whyte | B | Never closer than 4Ls off pace and never had any chance with principals. |
| 6 | 1 | SENSIBLE MIND (CB061) | S King | -- | 4Ls off speed early on, 3Ls down 400 M out, outpaced closing stages. |
| 7 | 11 | HORACE'S HORSE (CB043) | W Woods | -- | Slowest away but soon recovered to race in midfield about 4Ls off pace until 200 M out, no extra thereafter. |
| 8 | 9 | CELEBRATION (CB029) | H K Yim | -- | Roughly 7Ls off speed throughout, in rear early on but ran on through beaten horses final 300 M. |
| 9 | 13 | HYDROGEN POWER (CA232) | D Dunn | -- | Wasn't far away, between 2 and 3Ls off speed until 400 M out but soon dropped away quickly. |
| 10 | 10 | FLORAL DANCER (CA259) | A Suborics | -- | On fence and 4Ls off speed until 400 M out, faded out of contention rapidly. |
| 11 | 14 | GOLDEN STALLION (CB081) | K H Ting | B | Sat about 2.5Ls off pace down centre of track until about 400 M out, soon under pressure and found little off bridle. |
| 12 | 12 | OPTIC DYNAMIC (CA320) | Y T Cheng | -- | Never closer than 7Ls off pace, never a factor. |
| 13 | 6 | WIN FOR RAINBOW (CA370) | E Saint-Martin | P- | Sat at back of main body of runners about 4Ls off pace, 6Ls down 400 M out, became further detached. |
| 14 | 7 | LEGEND OF WEI HAI (BV283) | J Egan | -- | Settled 2.5Ls off speed early on but under pressure to lie up from 500 M out, soon no chance. |
| 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 |