Race 6 (258)
CATHAY PACIFIC OFFICIAL AIRLINE HANDICAP Rating:110-90 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | GEM OF INDIA (CC008) | R Fradd | -- | Knuckled start, 2-wide and 4Ls off pace in 8th 1000 M out, travelled well and 3-wide into straight in 7th and 3Ls down, picked up well to lead 300 M out, over 1L clear at 200 M, ran on strongly. |
| 2 | 7 | TIBER (CD155) | D Whyte | TT1 | On fence 4Ls off speed in 7th at 800 M, 2Ls down in 5th and going well when 2Ls off pace entering straight, every chance 300 M out when 0.5L 2nd, no chance with winner. |
| 3 | 5 | CALIFORNIA HAWK (CD057) | F Coetzee | TT | Slowest away, switched from wide gate towards fence, 8Ls off pace in 12th at 800 M, crept to 4Ls down in midfield entering straight, clear run at 300 M, ran on well for a place. |
| 4 | 10 | KIDDYLAND (CC063) | A Marcus | SR | 6Ls off pace and 2-wide in 9th at 1000 M, had cover out 3-wide when 4Ls off speed 800 M, checked when 3-wide entering straight, 3Ls down staying on at 200 M, one-paced close home. |
| 5 | 4 | SHAXI FORTUNE (BT096) | K Fallon | B | 8Ls off pace in 11th and 2-wide at 800 M, had cover out 3-wide at 600 M, 4-wide into straight when 3Ls off pace in midfield, every chance of being placed at 200 M, faded in final 100 M. |
| 6 | 6 | CLASSIC MASTER (BV338) | C Soumillon | B | Prominent but caught 4-wide without cover early on, 3-wide without cover from 800 M to home straight when 1L off pace in 3rd, found little under pressure, beaten at 200 M. |
| 7 | 1 | THANK HEAVENS (BT224) | M Kinane | TT | In 10th place 8Ls off the speed at the 900 M, 5Ls off the pace and 4-wide into home straight in 11th place, 3Ls down in midfield 200 M out, no extra close home. |
| 8 | 2 | PLANET RULER (CB359) | G Mosse | -- | Prominent early on and had the run of the race in 5th 2Ls off the speed from 900 M to home straight when holding every chance, didn't pick up and beaten over 200 M out. |
| 9 | 14 | FINE SOCIETY (CC377) | D Dunn | -- | Settled in rear about 10Ls off pace down back straight, 5-wide (widest of all) into stretch when 5Ls off the speed and three from rear, all out to be 4Ls down in midfield at 200 M, faded. |
| 10 | 8 | BEST LUCK (CC062) | W Woods | TT1 | Awkwardly away, had cover out 3-wide 3Ls off pace in 6th at the 800 M, closer but under pressure turning for home, beaten when steadied 300 M out, weakened badly. |
| 11 | 9 | DASHING THUNDER (CD080) | Y T Cheng | -- | Never on terms, one from rear and 3-wide with cover 8Ls off pace 800 M out, 6Ls last off home turn, always well outpaced. |
| 12 | 3 | GREAT DELIGHT (CC291) | S Dye | B | Disputed lead on fence with OUR CLASS through to home straight, found nothing under pressure, faded right out at the 300 M. |
| 13 | 11 | OUR CLASS (CA086) | S K Sit | B/TT | Disputed lead out 2-wide with GREAT DELIGHT, tended to hang out from 700 M out, faded out rapidly from top of home straight. |
| 14 | 12 | WINNING KEVIN (CD051) | J Spencer | -- | Hard ridden to race prominently from the gates, 2-wide and 2Ls off the pace in 5th 900 M out, under severe pressure to hold this spot over 700 M out, beaten well before home turn. |
| 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 |