Race 8 (713)
HYDRANGEA HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | A BEAUTIFUL (T421) | H W Lai | B1/TT | In mid-division, raced keenly early stages with blinkers on for the first time, 3-wide turning for home, quickened up strongly to lead 250M, wandered about under pressure late stages but well in control already. |
| 2 | 2 | COUR VALANT (P190) | C Schofield | B-/TT2 | Settled down 4Ls off the pace behind midfield, responded well passing 300M but unable to match stride with winner final 150M. |
| 3 | 5 | SUPERIOR BOY (V102) | O Doleuze | B-/TT | Up with leaders early, eased off to midfield before home turn, challenged along inside passing 400M, ran on well for 3rd, no match for winner final 150M. |
| 4 | 11 | WINGOLD (T202) | M L Yeung | CP | Reserved near the rear 6Ls behind leader, saved ground along the rails, ran on from off the pace, got up for non-threatening 4th near line. |
| 5 | 4 | SNOW SLIDER (P438) | K K Chiong | TT | Emerged as leader 1000M, had every chance and led to 250M, faded over final 100M. |
| 6 | 9 | KIROV (S277) | N Rawiller | TT | Held up 3-wide behind midfield, 4Ls off the pace top of straight, stayed on moderately over final 350M but no impression on leaders. |
| 7 | 12 | FINE ROCK (S317) | H N Wong | B | Never far off from the pace, caught 3-wide no cover from 900M, responded only fairly early straight, no threat from 200M. |
| 8 | 13 | SPICY DOUBLE (T393) | K C Leung | -- | Sat 2-wide in mid-division, not quickened leaving the home bend, kept on same pace to line. |
| 9 | 10 | MAGIC STAR (T266) | D Whyte | B/H/TT | Positively ridden, up with leaders early, tracked leaders 900M, fought on same speed turning in, no extra towards finish. (Jockey dropped whip 350M) |
| 10 | 1 | WINNING STAR (T221) | T H So | P1 | From wide barrier shifted across early stages, raced as the back-marker 8Ls off pace, no major progress, ran past beaten horses only. |
| 11 | 14 | PLENTY OF SPEED (P401) | M Chadwick | B | Pushed along after the start, not pace of leaders early, sat behind midfield 4Ls off leader, kept on same pace in straight, eased final 100M when beaten. |
| 12 | 6 | WONDERFUL CHASER (V258) | Z Purton | -- | Strode forward from wide barrier, unable to cross and dropped back to near the rear 900M, no closer than 3-wide home turn, failed to pick up entering straight. (Jockey : didn't handle track conditions) |
| 13 | 8 | AH BO (P295) | G Lerena | BO/TT | Slow to begin, soon rushed along and got back to a position near the tail, 6Ls off the pace 400M, offered no response. (Jockey : inclined to hang out during race) |
| 14 | 3 | FIVE STARS AGENT (V001) | O Bosson | H | Strode forward to race outside leader, outpaced 350M, dropped away and eased 200M out when well beaten. |
| 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 |