Race 8 (263)
JOHNSTON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | WATCH ME WIN (CA211) | A Suborics | B | Made all. Jumped awkwardly and shifted in abruptly. Led 2-wide early. Went clear 800 M. Held on well to finish. |
| 2 | 2 | OPERATION HUMOUR (BV111) | D Whyte | SR | Away well. Prominent with cover. 3-wide turning in. In straight, though hung in, quickened to snatch 2nd on the line. |
| 3 | 4 | ORLANDO FLYER (CA350) | D Dunn | B | From an outside gate caught wide early. Outside leader at 2nd from 1000 M. Quickened inside 300 M but missed 2nd narrowly near finish. |
| 4 | 10 | CULLINAN (BV034) | E Legrix | -- | Better than midfield on rail. Away from rail turning in but could not find running. Shifted in 200 M. One-paced. |
| 5 | 3 | LUCKY VICTORIES (BT163) | R Fradd | B | Hampered and checked. Midfield 3-wide. Kept on well without quickening down centre of track. |
| 6 | 12 | BLACK CARBINE (CA302) | W M Lai | -- | Settled around midfield 4-wide without cover. Hung in badly when under pressure in straight. One-paced to the line. |
| 7 | 8 | PLEASANT SUCCESS (CA164) | S King | -- | Came out badly. Keen early and shifted in to close rail. Closer order early straight. No extra final 200 M. |
| 8 | 14 | WISHES (BT100) | Y T Cheng | B | From widest gate, caught wide in rear, bumped and then 6-wide entering straight. Ran on through beaten horses final stages. |
| 9 | 9 | AUTHORISED (BP125) | S Dye | -- | Pulled early, ridden back to behind midfield racing 2-wide with cover. Shifted out straightening but made no show. |
| 10 | 6 | CHAMPION BOY (CB056) | W Woods | -- | Pushed to follow leader inside early. Niggled along at 3rd from 600 M. Soon faded after turning in. |
| 11 | 1 | CHINA LEGEND (BV330) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Pulled hard early, towards rear. Shifted out abruptly 1000 M. Widest entering straight. Never a factor. |
| 12 | 13 | GLOBAL RUNNER (BV185) | K H Ting | -- | Slow to begin, driven along to midfield. Dropped out in straight. |
| 13 | 5 | APRIL HARE (CB080) | F Coetzee | TT | Bounded in the air, steadied and became badly unbalanced about 1000 M. Raced very greenly in rear throughout. |
| TNP | 11 | ELLEN'S WON (BS158) | J Egan | V | Difficult to lead into stall. Stood, flat-footed and refused to jump. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |