Race 8 (056)
CHICAGO HANDICAP Rating:68-48 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | SNIPPEDYDOODA (CA207) | B Marcus | -- | Sent on early to lead, racing a little freely outside of INTERVENE, never able to get clear of that rival, gamely kept answering rider's call in toe-to-toe battle with INTERVENE all the way up straight, never headed. |
| 2 | 5 | INTERVENE (BV180) | S Dye | BO | Held rails position inside 2nd place, well poised to pick off leader turning in, battled hard but could never get head in front. |
| 3 | 8 | SIROCCO (CA169) | R Fradd | -- | Settled in mid-division racing two wide 2.5Ls first quarter, turned in racing five wide, stayed on best of chasing pack, hung in final 50 M. |
| 4 | 1 | TAMAR (CA310) | F Coetzee | SR | Never worse than a 1.5Ls off SIROCCO's quarters, entered straight racing six wide, stayed on well final 200 M. |
| 5 | 12 | CITI CENTRE (CA281) | W M Lai | -- | Placed on rails 4Ls off leader early on, crept closer turning in, forced to switch inside to find racing room final 300 M, stayed on quite well. |
| 6 | 2 | GREEN CENTURY (CA256) | D Whyte | -- | Away slowly but still raced on inner and just 2Ls off leaders turning in, raced green, became unbalanced and carried head high at top of straight, hanging out, one-paced final 200 M. |
| 7 | 11 | SHERDIL (CA305) | W Woods | -- | 7Ls off pace 800 M out on inside, took closer order rounding turn, stayed on well up straight, nearest finish. |
| 8 | 6 | OCEAN ACROSS (CA275) | W C Marwing | -- | Four wide and 4Ls off pace 800 M out, entered straight widest of all, never threatened to run a place. |
| 9 | 4 | PLENTY OF LUCK (CA308) | H K Yim | -- | Sent on to race prominently early two wide, 1.5Ls off lead, under pressure entering straight, no further impression. |
| 10 | 10 | BOBO DUCK (CA063) | M W Leung | -- | Raced outside of PLENTY OF LUCK early on, within striking distance of leaders 400 M out, one-paced in straight. |
| 11 | 3 | VICTORY WARRIOR (CA338) | K S Yu | -- | Keen early, racing four wide 1.5Ls off pace, soon folded at top of straight, eased down considerably. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 9 | DON INSIGHT (CA364) | T Culhane | -- | Held up in rear, never closer than 8Ls off pace, became steadily detached around bend, came home in own time. |
| 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 |