Race 8 (623)
HYDRANGEA HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | HAPPY SUMMER (P327) | Y T Cheng | CP/H/TT | Sent forward, led steadily to straight, kept on well final 400M and fended off several challenges inside 200M. |
| 2 | 8 | AUTUMN GOLD (P044) | G Mosse | TT2 | Settled down behind mid-division, 6Ls off the pace middle stages, headway on outer 500M, loomed a strong threat 150M, battled on to line but was readily held by winner. |
| 3 | 1 | MEDALLIST (N024) | N Rawiller | TT | Tracked leader on outside, kept up the chase in straight but was always held in the run to the line. |
| 4 | 6 | HOLMES LEGEND (N375) | J Moreira | H | Settled near the rear, 8Ls off the pace middle stages, wide bid passing 500M, closed off well, just missed 3rd. |
| 5 | 7 | SERGEANT TITANIUM (S332) | B Prebble | -- | Reserved in midfield, made rapid headway when taken wide 600M, loomed 250M, run ended 150M and no extra late. |
| 6 | 13 | MONSIEUR MOGOK (S412) | D Whyte | -- | Taken back to near last, stayed on only fairly entering straight, not reached leaders. |
| 7 | 5 | WRATH OF FIRE (L420) | N Callan | -- | Slow to begin, guided to fence and improved to a position behind midfield, switched away from fence 600M, responded well early straight, flat final 150M. |
| 8 | 2 | INDUSTRIALIST WAY (S023) | T H So | TT | In 5th about 3Ls off the pace, kept on same pace turning in, no threat to leaders. |
| 9 | 3 | BEST SHOW (N438) | C Y Ho | -- | Held up in rear, 10Ls off the pace middle stages, made limited progress in straight, never near leaders. |
| 10 | 12 | FLYING UNICORN (M087) | H W Lai | B | Chased leading pair along the 2-path, struggled to keep up passing 450M, gave ground 300M. |
| 11 | 14 | BACKBENCH BLUES (P096) | C K Tong | SR/TT | Given a patient ride, settled near last 8Ls off leader, driven along 450M but never going the pace to challenge. |
| 12 | 4 | FULL GLORY (T092) | K C Ng | TT | Along the rails, chased leaders in 4th,came under pressure 500M, weakened passing 300M. |
| 13 | 9 | RED PEONY (T014) | O Doleuze | -- | Towards the rear along the 3-path, left with no cover from 1000M, out-dashed in straight, eased 200M. |
| 14 | 11 | CASH COURIER (S417) | Z Purton | CP1/TT | Raced in mid-division along the fence, didn't respond to riding, eased when no chance 200M. (Jockey reported his mount did not travel on the bit at any stage./ 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 |