Race 8 (264)
MIDLAND BEST DIRECTOR HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | HOT SHOT (L289) | D Whyte | TT | In midfield, came off the rail nearing 700M, badly held up for clear running 450M-400M, finished off willingly with a clear run final 300M, led 50M out and held off challenges from outside late on. |
| 2 | 10 | FUN HEROES (L207) | W C Marwing | B/SR/TT | Positioned 3-wide towards the rear, shaken up inside 500M, finished off the race well and was nearest to winner at the line. |
| 3 | 6 | LUCKY FOREVER (M058) | O Doleuze | B1 | Reserved in a 3-wide position near the rear, swung widest into straight, closed with a belated rally beaten only a neck. Promising first up. |
| 4 | 8 | KING OF SCOTS (CK084) | M Guyon | -- | Placed in mid-division, made a 3-wide move round the turn, made smooth progress to hit the front near 200M, flattened inside 100M and relinquished the lead close home. |
| 5 | 1 | ANTIPASTO (CK213) | K C Leung | B | Behind midfield, held up early straight, made good headway to loom a threat 250M out, outpaced final 100M. |
| 6 | 9 | DRAGON VICTORY (L325) | M L Yeung | B | Sped to the front from a wide barrier, led uncontested to 600M, headed mid-straight but still in contention for a minor placing until finding no extra inside 100M. |
| 7 | 4 | MIRAGE R (M055) | J Lloyd | TT | Towards the rear 7Ls off leader, moved closer when pace slackened round the turn, rallied mildly along the inside rail, kept on to the line but failed to seriously threaten. |
| 8 | 12 | SUPER GENKI (CH195) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Guided to the rail soon after the start and raced behind midfield 5-6Ls from leader, moved closer 500M out, ran on without threatening. |
| 9 | 11 | REAL SUPREME (L247) | C Y Ho | V/TT | Chased leader in a race ran at good tempo, kept on same pace to 150M then dropped away rapidly. (Jockey said his horse had failed to run out 1800M.) |
| 10 | 3 | MAJESTIC HEART (CH319) | N Callan | BO | Refused to stride out in early stages and lost a considerable amount of ground, ended up 9Ls off the pace, moved closer nearing the top of straight but lacked a closing response when driven. |
| 11 | 2 | HAPPY SEVEN (CK155) | T Angland | B | In chasing group along the inside, always in touch, came off the rail halfway round the turn, run ended 300M and dropped out of contention. |
| 12 | 5 | BILLION (CH316) | Y T Cheng | H | Caught racing behind runners in early stages, switched outside and moved forward to track leader, had nothing left when put to test passing 350M, weakened rapidly. |
| 13 | 13 | TELECOM GOGO (CJ346) | M W Leung | B | Niggled along to stay in touch with the field after a slow start, in last place for most of the trip, came up empty in the straight, eased 200M out and beaten over 20Ls. |
| 14 | 14 | CHEETAH BOY (L192) | T H So | B/H | Fractious in the barriers, took early lead then restrained to a spot ahead of midfield, moved to a striking position 500M out but soon dropped away, heavily eased. (Unacceptable performance.) |
| 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 |