Race 9 (479)
JOHAN CRUYFF HANDICAP Rating:85-65 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | FLORAL DYNAMITE (CB298) | E Saint-Martin | -- | 2-wide and 3Ls off the pace 800 M out, shuffled back to be 4Ls down turning for home, 3Ls down 200 M out, gamely sped through narrow gap to lead 40 M out, did it well. |
| 2 | 2 | ALWAYS WIN (CA239) | D Whyte | -- | Raced 3-wide 8Ls off the pace 1000 M out, niggled along when 3-wide into home straight when 5Ls down, 3Ls down 200 M out, kept finding but winning post came too soon. |
| 3 | 1 | PLANET RULER (CB359) | G Mosse | -- | Always about 3Ls or 4Ls off pace on fence until home straight, 1L off pace in clear 2nd place 200 M out, stuck on well but just couldn't get his head in front. |
| 4 | 7 | AMAZING VICTORY (CC085) | C Soumillon | -- | Soon led, couldn't get to the fence until 700 M out, 1L to the good off home turn and 200 M out, collared by winner about 40 M out, lost place money on the line. |
| 5 | 11 | HOROSCOPE (CB139) | K S Yu | B/TT | On fence 8Ls off the pace 1000 M out, still in rear when 7Ls off the pace and 3-wide into home straight, 6Ls down 200 M out, kept on well to be nearest at the finish. |
| 6 | 9 | OPERA MAGIC (CB404) | F Coetzee | B | Blundered at the start, 4-wide without cover early on, 3-wide with cover and 1L off the pace 800 M out, all out to remain within 2Ls of the lead 200 M out, no extra close home. |
| 7 | 14 | GLORIOUS LIGHT (CC115) | Y T Cheng | -- | 2-wide and about 6Ls off the pace 800 M out, similarly placed when travelling into home straight, didn't have much running room until the 200 M, ridden out hands and heels, nearest at finish. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 8 | V-CAN (BV263) | W M Lai | -- | Raced keenly 1000 M out with the run of the race on fence 2Ls off the pace, under pressure turning for home, one-paced to line. |
| 9 | 10 | ROMANTIC SYMPHONY (BV150) | M Cahill | SR/TT | Raced 3-wide 10Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 5-wide and at least 7Ls off the pace entering straight, made some moderate late headway. |
| 10 | 12 | SMILING FOREST (BV286) | K C Tsang | BO-/B1 | Raced freely out 4-wide without cover when 4Ls off pace 1000 M out, sent on to be 1L off pace still out 4-wide from 800 M out to home straight, soon faded out. |
| 11 | 4 | MAGICAL WARRIOR (CB109) | S Dye | -- | Slowly away, 8Ls down and 2-wide 800 M out, still 8Ls adrift at top of home straight, made no impression. |
| 12 | 3 | OPERATION HUMOUR (BV111) | O Doleuze | SR-/B1 | Bumped at the start, over-raced early on, 3-wide and 4Ls off the pace 800 M out, 3-wide and 4Ls down and under pressure entering straight, didn't pick up. |
| 13 | 13 | ETERNAL FUN (BT276) | P H Lo | -- | Awkwardly away, 7Ls off the speed on fence from 800 M out to home straight when driven along, no chance. |
| 14 | 5 | LUCKY TWINS (CC167) | H K Yim | B1 | Bumped exiting gates, raced 2-wide 3Ls off the pace 1000 M out, already retreating off the home turn, faded right out. |
| 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 |