Race 8 (406)
THE HONG KONG CLASSIC CUP Rating:- 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | DESIGNS ON ROME (P270) | T Berry | -- | Travelled well behind mid-division, picked up the pace from 600M, swung wide making rapid progress, loomed behind leader and wrestled the lead at 100M, lengthened away towards the line. |
| 2 | 2 | ABLE FRIEND (P303) | J Moreira | CP | Settled 2-wide in mid-division, quickened well approaching the straight, led near 300M, stuck on gamely but outstayed by winner final 100M. |
| 3 | 4 | SECRET SHAM (P174) | N Callan | H | Settled in mid-division, within striking distance turning for home, ran on well entering straight but clearly no match with first two going into final 200M. |
| 4 | 9 | DR GOOD HABIT (N300) | M Demuro | -- | Broke well, led from 1400M and slowed things down, outdashed by first 3 early straight, kept on same pace for non-threatening 4th. |
| 5 | 10 | TABLEAUX (S072) | O Doleuze | H1 | Rolled forward along the fence, set early pace until 1400M when overtaken, lacked a change of pace when the principals sprinted home inside 400M, kept on same pace to line. |
| 6 | 7 | TRAVEL BROTHER (S107) | K Teetan | H | Tracked leader in a slowly run race, driven and outpaced from 400M, soon out of contention. |
| 7 | 1 | FLAGSHIP SHINE (P104) | D Whyte | CP-/XB1 | Blundered at the start and lost ground, was slow to pick up when the pace quickened inside 450M, |
| 8 | 12 | WIRE TO WIRE (S189) | W C Marwing | -- | Slow to begin, guided to a rail spot in midfield, made on real progress on leaders when driven 400M out. |
| 9 | 8 | CRAZY BUDDIES (S155) | K C Leung | TT | Stayed within striking distance, not able to quicken when the race got serious nearing 400M, soon beaten. |
| 10 | 11 | DINING WORLD (P384) | Z Purton | B1/TT | Switched off to last, 8-9Ls behind leaders in a slowly run race, taken widest to challenge in straight, found nothing in reserve. |
| 11 | 6 | VANILLA (P439) | A Suborics | H1/P1/TT1 | Held up towards the rear, nudged along 550M but never going the pace to challenge. |
| 12 | 13 | FIRST SIGHT LOVE (P067) | C Williams | -- | Restrained after start, in rear pair 8-9Ls off a slow pace, failed to quicken passing 400M, never involved. |
| 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 |