Race 9 (298)
CARNATION HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | BOLD WIN (CE282) | B Prebble | B | Settled mainly in one-out-one-back position in 4th within 2Ls of pace. Came to challenge upon straightening, gaining upper hand over 150 M out. Just held on to finish. |
| 2 | 1 | ALL CHANCES (CE241) | C Soumillon | XB | Raced on rails in midfield. Took closer order rounding home bend. Ran on stoutly under pressure to just fail to get up on line. |
| 3 | 3 | HIGH INTELLIGENT (CD317) | A Delpech | XB/B2/TT | Disputed lead far side. Settled a 1L 2nd around home bend. Renewed effort turning for home gaining narrow advantage only to be headed 200 M out. |
| 4 | 12 | MARIACHI (CH190) | D Beadman | SR/TT | Settled in last few. Finished off race strongly inside final 300 M. Did best work late. |
| 5 | 13 | MONTE CRISTO (CH120) | F Coetzee | -- | Rear early. Gradually picked up to midfield before home bend. Held rails run until switched out to challenge straightening. Ran on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 4 | EIGHT PLUS NINE (CH259) | G Mosse | B/TT1 | Slightly slow into stride. Soon picked up to one-back position on rails in 3rd. Stalked leader into straight but failed to quicken under pressure. |
| 7 | 10 | AMSTERDAM (CE140) | E Saint-Martin | XB/H/TT | Settled in midfield. Jostled straightening. Ran home one-paced. |
| 8 | 9 | JUBILOSO (CD381) | K L Chui | B/TT | Settled in last few. Inconvenienced and switched out for a run 300 M out. Made up some late ground closing stages. |
| 9 | 6 | QUEST FOR LOVE (CE242) | O Doleuze | B | Midfield throughout. Fought on steadily without quickening. |
| 10 | 8 | FIRST BABY (CG170) | D Whyte | CP-/B1/TT | Raced wide behind midfield. Kept on steadily at the same pace without quickening. |
| 11 | 2 | FAT CHOY FOREVER (CD111) | Y T Cheng | -- | Soon took up running and held narrow lead to 400 M. Gradually weakened. |
| 12 | 11 | THE GOODIES (CH097) | W M Lai | B-/TT1 | Very slowly away losing considerable ground. Joined the backmarkers coming out of back straight. Ran past well beaten horses late. |
| 13 | 7 | EQUATOR KID (CC134) | S K Sit | -- | Settled just better than midfield. Soon weakened after straightening. |
| 14 | 14 | GOLDEN BALL (CH128) | H W Lai | B | Settled at the back. Trailed the field into straight. No sign of improvement. |
| 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 |