Race 8 (700)
GOLDEN YEARS HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1400m Sha Tin Soft
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | TCHAIKOVSKY (CE030) | C Brown | BO | Led by 1L on fence at 1200 M, same margin clear taking final bend and at 200 M, hung on well under pressure. |
| 2 | 6 | WHATABOB (CD213) | D Whyte | B/TT | 2-wide and 2Ls off pace in 4th at 800 M, 3-wide and about 1L down in 2nd off final bend, still 1L down in 2nd at 200 M, stayed on well but never looked like overhauling winner. |
| 3 | 4 | EGYPTIAN RA (CE002) | R Fradd | -- | On fence 4Ls off pace in midfield at 800 M, same taking home turn and 4Ls down in 4th at 200 M, kept on well late without threatening quinella pair. |
| 4 | 8 | BETTER BOY (CD134) | F Coetzee | -- | Slow to enter gates and very slowly away losing at least 5Ls, detached and 10Ls off pace at 800 M, 7Ls last at 600 M, ran on well late, never nearer. |
| 5 | 10 | SANZIRO (CE208) | S Dye | TT | Settled 1L off pace in 2nd at 1000 M, over 1L down in 3rd off home turn, one-paced from then on. |
| 6 | 1 | EXPECTATIONS (CD078) | H W Lai | SR | Worse than midfield about 5Ls off speed and 2-wide at 1000 M, no better off taking final bend, always outpaced. |
| 7 | 3 | NOBLE SILENCE (CD238) | A Delpech | TT | 3-back the fence 4Ls off pace in 5th at 800 M, same margin behind taking home turn, one-paced thereafter. |
| 8 | 9 | KINGSTON WINNER (CC024) | G Schofield | -- | 2-wide and 4Ls off pace in 6th at 800 M, 5Ls down into home straight, weakened right out. |
| 9 | 2 | SAINT THOMAS (CD200) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Awkwardly away, 4-wide no cover and 6Ls off pace one from rear at 800 M, 5-wide (widest of all) when 5Ls down in 10th taking home turn, soon retreated. |
| 10 | 11 | SHARKI (CD267) | B Prebble | -- | Box seat run on 2Ls off pace in 3rd at 800 M, 3Ls down in 4th and unbalanced off home turn, beaten 300 M out and very ungainly, dipping on run-in, eased down final 200 M. |
| 11 | 7 | ABLE CHOICE (CB126) | M Rodd | B/TT | About 4Ls off pace in midfield when 3-wide with cover at 800 M, 5Ls behind taking home turn out 3-wide, well beaten quickly. |
| 12 | 12 | INDUSTRIAL GLORY (CE148) | Y T Cheng | -- | 6Ls off pace towards rear at 800 M, unbalanced when dipping at 700 M, lost a lot of ground very quickly and detached taking home turn, eased down. |
| 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 |