Race 9 (573)
THE HOPEFUL FUTURE FOR YOUTH HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | JOLLY BANNER (V077) | K C Leung | H | Shared early pace before eased two-back, one-off passing 1200m. Rolled forward on straightening, hit front 150m, kept finding when challenged final 100m. |
| 2 | 6 | ATHENA BABY (S449) | M L Yeung | -- | Began awkwardly, ridden to make up ground settling 3-back along rail. Switched out 350m to get run, looked a chance 200m, unable match winner final strides. |
| 3 | 12 | GLENEALY PRIZE (T181) | Y T Cheng | -- | Began OK, pressed forward settling three-back, one-off. Switched out on straightening and ran on well to be closest at finish. |
| 4 | 5 | TOO FAST (S308) | N Callan | H/TT | Jumped OK, not pushed, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Shaken up entering straight and finished off nicely to just miss a place. |
| 5 | 2 | MODERN TSAR (S167) | Z Purton | V | Shifted across behind runners from wide draw, settling at rear. Taken to rail and improved around turn. Switched wide in straight, ran on steadily. |
| 6 | 14 | BOSSIEE (S405) | H N Wong | H/TT | Hard ridden early to hold box seat but shuffled 2-back passing 900m. Closed in top of straight but not much room to 250m. One-paced when clear. |
| 7 | 13 | LAUGH OUT LOUD (P297) | H W Lai | B | Pressed forward on jumping, settling 2L from leader in one-off position. Allowed to move forward to race outside leader at turn, hit front 450m, caught 250m and faded. |
| 8 | 3 | DIGITAL GENERATION (T424) | N Rawiller | H1/SR1 | No early pace, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Well back entering straight, switched out 250m but no run and switched out again 100m. One-paced. |
| 9 | 10 | SKY KING (V217) | O Doleuze | TT1 | Shifted across behind runners soon after start and last on settling. Trailed field to straight, taken to centre track and made up some late ground. |
| 10 | 9 | RIGHT CALL (V024) | J Moreira | -- | First out, led to 1150m before taking sit, 2L behind leader. Shifted out on straightening but found little under hard riding and faded final 200m. Unacceptable performance. |
| 11 | 1 | GOLDEN DEER (P121) | K K Chiong | B | Outpaced, dropping towards rear on settling. Shuffled back to last around turn, boxed on one-paced in straight. |
| 12 | 4 | JUBILEE FUN (V018) | M Chadwick | B | Jumped OK but outpaced, dropping behind midfield along rail. Held position around turn but only one-paced in straight. |
| 13 | 7 | POSITIVE FORCE (V218) | T H So | B1 | Shifted across behind runners soon after start but held wide at rear. Left without cover from 1000m, found nothing when asked in straight. |
| 14 | 11 | YOUNG DREAMER (T378) | K C Ng | TT | Hard ridden from outside draw, sharing early pace before pulling ahead passing 1150m and crossing to fence 900m. Collared on straightening and faded. |
| 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 |