Race 10 (644)
CRYSTAL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | BEST FRIEND (CH240) | B Prebble | B | Slightly slow out but soon raced in slightly worse than midfield. Shifted widest for a clear run turning in. Cantered to lead inside 300 M. Won easily. |
| 2 | 6 | STILTON (CG173) | O Doleuze | CP | Raced 3-wide towards rear. Soon came to challenge turning in. Ran on quite well under pressure down centre of straight to reach 2nd late. |
| 3 | 10 | PALETTE THE BEST (CH151) | D Whyte | -- | Settled 2-wide in 4th mainly 2Ls off the speed. Lost position to about 3Ls off in 6th when straightening. Fought on dourly for distant 3rd. |
| 4 | 11 | SPECIAL DRAGON (CH325) | K L Chui | TT | Began moderately. Gradually picked up to prominent position and lead 1200 M out. Held running to 300 M when swooped by winner. Hung on under pressure to just lose a placing late. |
| 5 | 4 | HOLD HANDS (CH116) | C K Tong | PC- | Settled in rear. Ran on stoutly down straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 3 | CHINA WIN (CJ147) | K T Yeung | B | Ridden to muster pace to the front but looking for cover. Ceded advantage to travel one-back on rails approaching home bend. Still in box-seat position turning in and stuck behind runners until 200 M. One-paced closing stages. |
| 7 | 1 | MEDICO (CH075) | D Beadman | -- | Broke well from poor draw, racing wide with leaders early. Settled one-out-one-back coming out of back straight. Failed to respond under pressure after straightening. |
| 8 | 2 | SAFETY FIRST (CG161) | M Du Plessis | B/TT | Settled in forward of midfield. One-paced in straight. |
| 9 | 5 | CHEERFUL MASTER (CE309) | H W Lai | B-/TT | Always in last few. Never nearer. |
| 10 | 7 | QUEST FOR LOVE (CE242) | G Boss | B | Settled 3-wide in midfield without cover. Kept on early in straight before fading under pressure inside final 300 M. |
| 11 | 9 | I'M NO SQUARE (CG078) | G Mosse | TT | Settled at back from widest draw. Never on terms. |
| 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 |