Race 8 (834)
THE HONG KONG RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:115-90 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | ENCOUNTERED (G236) | K C Leung | TT | Reserved behind midfield, swung 3-wide for home, gave good response when asked 400M, came with a sweeping late run to score his 5th win of the season. |
| 2 | 4 | CIRCUIT STELLAR (G076) | H Bowman | H/TT | Tracked leaders in a fast run race, always in touch, stayed on well final 200M to go 2nd near line, just held by winner. |
| 3 | 2 | TUCHEL (G345) | Z Purton | -- | Moved up to press leader on outside, loomed 250M, ran on well to the line but not finishing pace of first 2 late stages. (Finished 4th, placed 3rd after inquiry for suffering interference late stages.) |
| 4 | 8 | FLAMING RABBIT (H257) | L Hewitson | SR/XB | Sped to the lead, set good pace to straight, kept on well under pressure, caught by first 2 close home. (Finished 3rd, placed 4th after inquiry for causing interference late stages.) |
| 5 | 3 | RED LION (H115) | A Badel | -- | Over-raced early stages, settled ahead of midfield, kept on evenly over final 400M but always by leaders. |
| 6 | 7 | COLUMBUS COUNTY (C465) | H Bentley | V/TT | From wide draw shifted across behind runners, raced as the back-marker 6-7Ls off the pace, stayed on without threatening leaders. |
| 7 | 9 | SPIRITED EXPRESS (G356) | M F Poon | B | Dropped back to race near the rear, switched wide making the turn for home, 5Ls to make up 400M, ran on only fairly, not reach leaders. |
| 8 | 6 | THE IRISHMAN (G082) | C Y Ho | XB/H2/TT | Slightly slow away, recovered to a midfield position along the fence, responded fairly when driven top of straight, never able to challenge. |
| 9 | 10 | BEAUTY LIVE (G057) | M Chadwick | TT | Slow to begin, held up towards the rear, 6Ls to make up 400M, failed to quicken on straightening. No impression on leaders. |
| 10 | 11 | HAVA NAGEELA (H114) | K Teetan | B | Unable to slot in from draw 11, moved up to track leaders, caught racing wide without over, gave way passing 300M. |
| 11 | 1 | TOURBILLON DIAMOND (E054) | C L Chau | B/TT | Settled 2-wide midfield, came under pressure 550M, couldn't go on in the straight, never a threat. |
| 12 | 12 | TRUE LEGEND (D047) | Y L Chung | B | Chased leaders on inside, struggled to hold its position 600M, soon gave ground. (Finished tailed out on 2nd consecutive occasion / 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 |