Race 9 (512)
LUGARD HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | ABSOLUTE HEDGE (L032) | D Whyte | TT | Held up behind leaders in fifth place, improved to second entering straight, chased clear leader on inside, got up near line under strong driving. |
| 2 | 9 | IMPLIED VOLATILITY (CK046) | Y T Cheng | B | Broke well from out wide, led after 300m soon clear, shaken up in straight and ran on very gamely, just caught. |
| 3 | 1 | BOUNCER (CJ074) | K W Leung | SR/TT | Fair start but taken back to near rear, not hurried far side, threaded a way through horses in straight, ran on well. |
| 4 | 4 | TAKEANOTHERCHANCE (L006) | Z Purton | B/TT | Taken back to rear from fair break, improved slightly back straight, launched on wide outside in straight, ran on well. |
| 5 | 2 | STILTON (CG173) | W M Lai | B/TT | Broke well in centre, reined back to midfield on rail, tried to improve approaching straight, ran on. |
| 6 | 6 | OUTDOOR PEGASUS (L173) | O Doleuze | -- | Reined back from wide draw, fourth last early on outside, improved on home turn, taken wide and ran on but never threatened. |
| 7 | 7 | AMAZING JOURNEY (CH281) | K C Leung | B/TT | Decent break, up to second on inside of clear leader after 400m, still second on rail into straight, weakened. |
| 8 | 11 | MR TOPAZ (L097) | B Prebble | -- | Sluggish start, three wide towards rear, challenged between horses in straight, slightly interfered with approaching line as overtaken on both sides. |
| 9 | 10 | LEGEND EXPRESS (CK224) | H W Lai | -- | Fair start, midfield one off rail after 400m, short of room when looking for outside run in straight, finished on heels of outside bunch. |
| 10 | 14 | ABLE DRAGON (CJ308) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Missed break and lost a length or two, second last on rail, ridden inside in straight, stayed on but never near leader. |
| 11 | 13 | ELECTRONIC MASTER (CJ135) | C K Tong | V | Good break, led early until headed by eventual runner-up, fourth on rail into straight and ridden, no progress. |
| 12 | 3 | SUNRISE (CK026) | A Suborics | H | Jumped well enough but stuck out wide in midfield from high draw, tried to improve wide in straight, no kick. |
| 13 | 8 | CHAMPION LAD (CH042) | D Beadman | XB/TT | Even break, rail midfield but refused to settle briefly, ridden inside in straight, no acceleration. |
| 14 | 12 | ROYAL PEGASUS (CK103) | M Chadwick | TT | Fair break, fourth on outside early, three wide leaving back straight, ridden, 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 |