Race 8 (237)
SAN MIGUEL DARK BEER HANDICAP Rating:88-64 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | MICHAEL'S CHOICE (BM081) | H K Yim | -- | Settled mainly in midfield. Sustained effort upon straightening. Ran on strongly outside to grab winner just on the line. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 6 | JEWELLERY STAR (BK179) | C W Choi | -- | Soon settled towards rear. Ran on well under pressure 300 M out. Found winner too strong. |
| 3 | 2 | NOBLE DANCER (BJ273) | K M So | -- | Mainly midfield. Under pressure 300 M out. Doing best work final 100 M. |
| 4 | 9 | WINNING CHANCE (BK097) | G Childs | -- | Always prominent. Improved steadily around home bend to take slender lead 250 M. One-paced thereafter. |
| 5 | 10 | ROYAL ATTIRE (BN014) | M Kinane | -- | Always at the back. Ran on steadily in home straight. |
| 6 | 1 | AMZA GLORY (BL178) | T Quinn | P-/V2 | Prominent to 200 M. One-paced thereafter. |
| 7 | 8 | MR ZILLIONAIRE (BL185) | B Marcus | -- | Always in touch. Failed to quicken under pressure in home straight. |
| 8 | 13 | GRAND COMMANDER (BN038) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Settled at rear. Checked 600 M. Made some progress from 300 M but one-paced close home. |
| 9 | 11 | DRAGON'S PAL (BL083) | K C Chan | -- | Soon took lead. Headed 250 M. Weakened gradually. |
| 10 | 3 | MAGIC JOY (BK169) | F Coetzee | -- | Jumped well and gradually settled to midfield. Some progress from 800 M but failed to quicken in home straight. |
| 11 | 4 | BOLD SAXON (BM073) | C F Chan | -- | Always struggling at back. Ran wide turning into straight. Went past few tired horses closing stages. |
| 12 | 5 | GOLD YUE YEE (BK156) | K H Ting | -- | Mainly better than midfield. Tired final 150 M. |
| 13 | 7 | MASTER MERLIN (BN080) | A Munro | -- | Jumped awkwardly. Midfield or worse than midfield till hampered 700 M. Never a factor thereafter. |
| 14 | 12 | RISING STAR (BM062) | W H Tse | -- | Prominent to straight. Dropped out badly final 300 M. |
| 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 |