Race 8 (496)
THE VICTORIA RACING CLUB TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:85-60 1800m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | MENDOZA (CA197) | G Schofield | TT | Always caught 3 and 4-wide without cover about 3Ls or 4Ls off the speed until home straight, picked up well to lead 200 M out, battled on gamely. |
| 2 | 7 | NASA PEARL (CC068) | F Coetzee | -- | Had the run of the race on fence 2Ls off the pace until home straight, about 1L down 200 M out, got rails run about 180 M out, ran on well without overhauling winner. |
| 3 | 9 | COMME D'HABITUDE (CA107) | E Saint-Martin | B/TT | Caught 3-wide 2Ls off pace 1200 M out, disputed lead out 3-wide 800 M out, 3-wide into home straight, disputing lead and with every chance 200 M out, no extra. |
| 4 | 5 | CELESTIAL MAGIC (CB363) | G Mosse | BO/TT | Soon led on fence, had head up and hung out 1400 M out, kicked for home when 1L to the good entering straight, grabbed at the 200 M out, weakened steadily. |
| 5 | 4 | FLORAL KING (CB370) | S K Sit | B | Raced 3-wide 6Ls off the pace 1200 M out, 4Ls off the speed from 800 M to 400 M out, ran on well through closing stages to be nearest at the finish. |
| 6 | 6 | KONRAD THE GREAT (CB059) | D Dunn | SR- | On fence 9Ls off the pace 1000 M out, advanced to be 3-wide and 6Ls down 800 M out, impeded 700 M out, 5-wide and 5Ls off pace entering straight, one-paced to line. |
| 7 | 3 | DANRIVA (CA040) | C Williams | -- | 2-wide and 5Ls off the speed 1200 M out, about 4Ls off the pace from 800 M to home straight, 2Ls down and with place prospects at the 200 M marker, weakened. |
| 8 | 13 | MR BASKETBALL (BV189) | K H Ting | SR | 2-wide and 4Ls off the speed 1200 M out, 3Ls off pace and 3-wide 800 M out, 4-wide into home straight when 2Ls down, checked 200 M out when 1L down, didn't recover. |
| 9 | 8 | REWARD (BV116) | O Doleuze | BO | Never any worse than 2-wide and 2Ls off the pace from 1400 M to homestretch, every chance 200 M out when a neck off the lead, emptied out quite tamely. |
| 10 | 12 | MILLENNIUM SPIRIT (BV221) | M Walker | -- | Always in rear bunch, on fence 7Ls off the speed 1100 M out, 2-wide and 6Ls down 800 M out, 6Ls down into home straight and only 4Ls behind at the 200 M out, no extra. |
| 11 | 1 | ONE MORE ROUND (CC135) | D Whyte | -- | Switched from wide draw to fence upon exiting gates, on fence 4Ls off the speed from 1200 M out to home straight, never looked like getting any closer. |
| 12 | 2 | UNIVERSAL CHARGER (BV172) | H K Yim | B-/P1 | Always driven along, slowly away, over 10Ls off the pace 1000 M out, never a factor. |
| 13 | 11 | NOBLE BOY (BV222) | A Marcus | B/TT | On fence 6Ls off the speed 1200 M out, never got any closer than that, was struggling off the home turn. |
| 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 |