Race 8 (570)
THE ARCULLI TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:115-95 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | SACRED KINGDOM (CG268) | D Nikolic | TT | Away in line, didn't show customary speed and ended up 2 to 3-wide 8Ls back at tail, helped by fast tempo, well back between horses turning, cut back to fence and reeled them in with ease in straight under hands and heels to score. |
| 2 | 3 | REGENCY HORSE (CE229) | K L Chui | B/TT | Began nicely, took a prominent spot 3Ls back on rails, had dream trip with fast pace, same margin down in 3rd turning in, switched out and gradually closed, found winner in another grade but held 2nd easily. |
| 3 | 1 | NATURAL BLITZ (CE227) | K T Yeung | H/TT2 | Fastest out, lead them with ease, rolled along at an extremely swift pace 2 to 3Ls clear on circle, still 2Ls in front on turning, had enough by 200 M as expected but kept in together bravely to take 3rd. |
| 4 | 5 | ADAIKALI (CE181) | O Doleuze | CP | Average jump, recovered to be prominent on rails behind pacey front runner, carted along at a solid tempo 2Ls back, eased 2-wide turning and challenged at 300 M, didn't have enough last 200 M but held on nicely to make frame. |
| 5 | 2 | HELENE PILLAGING (CC084) | B Prebble | TT | Ordinary jump, settled in last few 8Ls back on rails, improved to be 6Ls back in 8th on circle, shifted out on turning, made fair ground in straight finishing off nicely last 200 M but ran out of ground. |
| 6 | 9 | ABLE CHOICE (CB126) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Slowly into stride, urged along from outset, raced 2-wide 8 to 9Ls back, helped by fast tempo, gave a sizeable start on bend, kept to rails and made some headway gradually in straight without threatening. |
| 7 | 6 | MY CHOICE (CC283) | C W Wong | -- | Standard beginning, took up a midfield role 6Ls off pace, raced between horses on circle and helped by speed, switched to middle and closed to 250 M when run ended, never likely thereafter. |
| 8 | 4 | COUNTRY MUSIC (CD035) | G Mosse | XB/TT | Away in line, faded back when steadied at 1000 M, brought up rear 10Ls back racing 2-wide, still saw them all leaving bend, widest in straight and made some progress but only passed well beaten runners. |
| 9 | 8 | LIBERAL'S KNIGHT (CE272) | D Whyte | -- | Positive jump, took up a spot trailing speed 3Ls back 2-wide, travelled kindly first without cover on circle, close enough on turning but soon weakened when asked for effort, dropped out quickly last 200 M. |
| 10 | 7 | LUCKY BABY (CG207) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Always with first few, couldn't slot in and forced to race 3-wide 6Ls back without cover, didn't have an easy time working hard with speed on, found little when pressured and dropped out badly. (Lame and soft palate displacement.) |
| 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 |