Race 8 (156)
ORCHID HANDICAP (Turf) Rating:56-32 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | DOLLARS AND SENSE (BT278) | G Boss | -- | Slowly away from wide draw, dropped towards rear. Steady progress on home bend to be midfield turning in. Ran on steadily final 300 M to score narrow win near the line, despite tendency to lay in. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 10 | STOIC (BT155) | W Woods | -- | Ridden early to be close-up. Behind leader entering straight. Hit front passing 400 M. Just worn down by winner final strides. |
| 3 | 2 | FULL THROTTLE (BP260) | S King | B | Jumped awkwardly, soon dropped to the back. Last into home straight, made up good ground final 300 M, just failed to peg back the first pair. |
| 3 | 6 | TOP FIT (BT074) | D Whyte | -- | Broke best, settled in midfield. Effort from 300 M, no extra close home. |
| 5 | 14 | CHARITY FIRST (BN022) | Y T Cheng | B | Midfield or better to 800 M. Moved closer on home turn to be prominent turning in. Kept on quite well in straight. |
| 6 | 1 | SOUND LOVER (BN110) | K Fallon | B | Niggled along early. Midfield or slightly better to 400 M. Made up some ground from 300 M, one-paced closing stages. |
| 7 | 9 | SIMON'S DECISION (BS071) | R Fradd | B/TT | Better than midfield early. Dropped towards rear at 1200 M. Made up good ground final 300 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 8 | 13 | BOLD DANCER (BP025) | C M Ho | B | Better than midfield. Prominent upon straightening. Kept on one-paced. |
| 9 | 8 | GIANT (BT158) | D Harrison | -- | Behind midfield throughout. Unable to quicken early in home straight. Weakened close home. |
| 10 | 4 | CHIRAG (BT199) | F Coetzee | TT1 | Slowly away, soon recovered to midfield. Dropped back steadily on home turn to be towards rear into straight. Taken in and checked at 300 M, ran past tired horses final 200 M. |
| 11 | 12 | WINNING EXPRESS (BN157) | W S Yu | P | Began well from widest draw, dropped steadily towards rear. Made no show in home straight. |
| 12 | 3 | GAGNANT (BT161) | E Saint-Martin | B1 | Ridden early to dispute lead. Sat behind or outside leader from 1100 M to 500 M where it led briefly. Weakened gradually from 300 M. |
| 13 | 11 | MONEY STAR (BT302) | K H Ting | -- | Pushed along to be midfield. Hampered and became unbalanced near 300 M when giving ground. Not a factor afterwards. |
| 14 | 5 | LUCKY AHEAD (BS162) | C T Cheng | B | Hard ridden to dispute lead. Took clear lead from 900 M to 700 M. Shared lead from 600 M, headed at 400 M, faded from 250 M. (Saddle shifted back.) |
| 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 |