Race 8 (008)
SHENZHEN HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | VILLAGE BARD (BK185) | F Coetzee | -- | Made all. Hard ridden and held on gamely. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 3 | INDIAN CHETAK (BL026) | P Robinson | -- | Midfield early. Close up 5th before dropping back from 1000 M. Ran on steadily final 300 M. |
| 3 | 11 | VITAL POINT (BH202) | K C Chan | -- | Settled towards rear. Gradual headway round home bend. Nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 2 | KICK THE HABIT (BL130) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Sat behind leaders. Under pressure from 600 M. Kept on one pace in straight. |
| 5 | 13 | TRUST MYSELF (BK181) | K M So | -- | Mainly prominent 2nd or 3rd to 100 M. Weakened steadily close home. |
| 6 | 9 | IN THE PICTURE (BK160) | Y S Wong | -- | Settled mainly in 3rd to 1200 M. One pace in home straight. |
| 7 | 5 | QUEST FOR GOLD (BH186) | W H Tse | -- | Mainly 3rd. Weakened steadily final 200 M. |
| 8 | 14 | MING RIVER (BK007) | D Whyte | -- | Settled behind pace. Under pressure from 600 M. No further impression in home straight. |
| 9 | 12 | MOST DELIGHTED (BJ034) | W M Lai | -- | Slowly away. Towards rear throughout. |
| 10 | 8 | STARTRICE (BM210) | P A Eddery | -- | Never better than midfield. |
| 11 | 10 | MAGIC POWER (BN123) | P Strydom | -- | Towards rear throughout and made no show. |
| 12 | 7 | THUNDEROUS ACTION (BM144) | B Marcus | -- | Settled in rear to home bend. Dropped out from midfield inside final 400 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 13 | 6 | AQUA PRINCESS (BL140) | E Legrix | -- | Prominent 2nd to 800 M. Dropped out steadily. |
| 14 | 1 | GOLD CONCEPT (BL195) | H K Yim | -- | Midfield to 1200 M. Dropped out badly from 500 M. (Heart irregularity.) |
| 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 |