Race 4 (299)
THE HONG KONG CLASSIC TRIAL Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | STERLING TOWN (BK069) | L Piggott | -- | 5th early. Dropped to midfield home bend. Ran on strongly inside final 200 M to pip the placegetters on the line. |
| 2 | 11 | FORTUNE RIDE (BK058) | C K Tse | -- | Niggled along in midfield early. Dropped to rear despite given reminders from 1200 M. Ran on well in straight to miss narrowly, doing best work at finish. |
| 3 | 14 | WINNING CHANCE (BK097) | E Legrix | -- | Mostly 5th. Quickened quite well from 4th early in straight to have every chance inside final 200 M. |
| 4 | 6 | OUR PAL (BJ290) | A S Cruz | -- | Midfield. Ran on well in straight to hit front inside final 100 M. Lost advantage final stride. |
| 5 | 3 | ARMAN'S SAX (BL058) | W R Swinburn | -- | Well there early, settling in midfield to straight. Ran on steadily without threatening. |
| 6 | 5 | MCBRAVE (BL047) | B Marcus | -- | Took up running from 1100 M and led field to 150 M, then faded under pressure. |
| 7 | 13 | THUNDER BOLT (BK204) | K H Hung | -- | Slowly away, but soon recovered to prominent position. 4th rounding home bend. Ran on quite well early in straight before finding no extra closing stages. |
| 8 | 2 | ALL THRILLS (BK070) | G Mosse | -- | Well back. Ran on steadily down centre of straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 9 | 8 | SUPER FIT (BK044) | A Munro | -- | Settled in rear. Made no impression in straight. |
| 10 | 1 | ACCELERATING (BL109) | D Gauci | -- | Never better than midfield. |
| 11 | 9 | COP THE CASH (BK217) | J Marshall | -- | Settled in rear. Always struggling in straight. |
| 12 | 10 | FLIRTING DANCER (BK146) | J K S Ho | -- | Quite well there, improving to 3rd home bend. Found nothing and faded in straight. |
| 13 | 12 | READY (BL106) | W H Tse | -- | Jumped well. Chased leader in 2nd to straight, then weakened badly. |
| 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 |