Race 9 (483)
ORIENTAL EXPRESS HANDICAP Rating:105-85 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | STAY YOUNG (CD109) | J Holder | -- | Crossed to lead by 2Ls on fence 1300 M out, 1L clear at 800 M and disputing lead at top of home straight, stayed on very gamely in straight to fend off a host of pursuers, won on bob of heads. |
| 2 | 3 | GREEN CHANNEL (CD236) | G Mosse | -- | 2-wide 6Ls off the speed in 10th at 1100 M, 3-wide with cover and 5Ls down at 800 M, 3-wide into home straight when 3Ls 7th, picked up very well, briefly led 50 M out, lost on bob of heads. |
| 3 | 4 | CLEMENT SUPREME (CB354) | D Oliver | BO | 2-wide and 5Ls behind lead in 9th at 1200 M, 2-wide and 5Ls down in 10th, 4Ls off pace and 4-wide into stretch, a neck down at the 200 M with every chance, kept on, just failed. |
| 4 | 10 | MULTIWINNING (CC083) | S Dye | -- | 9Ls off the speed in rear at 1000 M, 7Ls down at the 800 M, over 4Ls down in rear off home turn, ran on strongly once in the clear 300 M out when 3Ls down, narrowly missed. |
| 5 | 1 | MAGNIFIER (CA139) | D Whyte | B | One from rear 8Ls off pace and 2-wide in 12th at the 1000 M, 4-wide without cover at 600 M, bumped out 5-wide into straight when 5Ls last, ran on strongly, wasn't far away at the finish. |
| 6 | 5 | HIMALAYA (CC004) | C Williams | SR | Awkwardly away, on fence 7Ls off pace in 11th at 1100 M, 5Ls down at 800 M and the same entering stretch when 10th, ran on well along fence to be nearest at the finish. |
| 7 | 9 | FLYING BISHOP (CA296) | A Marcus | -- | 3-wide with cover in 8th at 1200 M when 4Ls off pace, 3Ls down in midfield at 800 M and about 2Ls down when 3-wide into home straight, stayed on well but was outpaced closing stages. |
| 8 | 6 | MEDIC CORPS (CB200) | F Coetzee | TT | Caught 4-wide without cover when 2Ls off pace in 3rd at 1200 M, got in 2-wide and 1L off pace 2nd at 900 M, disputing lead entering straight and at 200 M, weakened close home. |
| 9 | 7 | FLORAL DYNAMITE (CB298) | O Doleuze | -- | 2-wide and 5Ls off the speed in 6th at 1200 M, 4Ls down in 8th at 800 M and entering straight, stayed on dourly but at the one pace. |
| 10 | 11 | MIGHTY HUGO (CB413) | D Dunn | -- | 2Ls off pace on fence in 2nd at 1200 M, 3Ls down in 5th at 800 M and roughly the same into home straight, soon outpaced and beaten 200 M out. |
| 11 | 2 | CHEEKY (CA266) | H W Lai | -- | Unbalanced on fence at 1400 M, 4Ls down in 7th at 1200 M and at 800 M, under pressure to hold this spot entering straight, stayed on at the same pace. |
| 12 | 13 | KINGFIELD (CD215) | W M Lai | B1 | Checked at 1400 M but had run of the race on fence about 2Ls off pace in 4th through to home straight, still fairly prominent 300 M out but swamped inside final 200 M. |
| 13 | 8 | CARACOLER (CA365) | A Delpech | -- | 3-wide with cover and 3Ls off pace in 5th at the 1200 M, left without cover at 900 M when 2Ls down in 4th, half a length down in 4th entering straight, no acceleration and beaten over 200 M out. |
| 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 |