Race 8 (394)
THE HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | CHARMING CITY (BT182) | S Dye | -- | Soon led. Headed 1300 M and then sat behind the leader. Ran on well final 400 M and took lead 100 M out. Kept on well to win comfortably. |
| 2 | 12 | MERIDIAN STAR (BV177) | S King | -- | Jumped well from wide draw before dropping back to the rear. Took closer order along rail to be in midfield turning in. Ran on strongly final 250 M to be nearest at finish without threatening the winner. |
| 3 | 4 | CITIZEN KANE (BV260) | A Marcus | TT | Began badly. Recovered ground quickly to lead from 1300 M. Kept on well in straight. Headed 100 M out and lost 2nd place when one-paced in the closing stages. |
| 4 | 13 | RED SUN (CA046) | A Starke | TT | Mainly midfield or better. Ran on steadily in straight without threatening placed horses. |
| 5 | 1 | ASIA RISING (BT270) | K H Ting | -- | Jumped best from wide draw before settling in midfield. Improved to be in touch from 1000 M. Kept on one pace in straight. |
| 6 | 5 | GOOD HEAVENS (CA198) | M Kinane | -- | Tardy start. Soon recovered to be behind midfield. Ran on in straight but was crowded near 200 M. Not in contention afterwards. |
| 7 | 9 | LITIGADO (BV261) | D Harrison | SR1 | Began awkwardly. Very difficult to settle early and dropped to the back. Ran on a little final 200 M. |
| 8 | 7 | INDUSTRIAL PIONEER (CA153) | J Egan | -- | Soon behind midfield or worse. Kept on one pace in straight. |
| 9 | 10 | LUCKY SIX (BV219) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped well but soon dropped to the rear from wide draw. Trapped wide turning in. Made up some ground towards finish. |
| 10 | 6 | IDOL (BV313) | Y T Cheng | -- | Mainly midfield or worse. 5-wide turning in. Ran past beaten runners in the straight. |
| 11 | 8 | JOKER (CA002) | C Williams | B | Forward of midfield. Crowded 1400 M when pulling wide most of the way. Kept on in straight until weakened final 100 M. |
| 12 | 2 | BEST LIGHT (CA246) | K S Yu | -- | Always in touch. 2nd from 1000 M. Weakened badly final 300 M. Crowded near 200 M. |
| 13 | 14 | TRILLION WIN (BT258) | R Fradd | B1 | Soon midfield whilst proving very difficult to settle. Weakened badly final 200 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 14 | 11 | MAGNIFIER (CA139) | F Coetzee | B | Soon behind midfield or worse. Last turning in and dropped right out of the race. (Heart irregularity and un- coordinated behind.) |
| 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 |