Race 8 (008)
CENTRAL HANDICAP Rating:95-75 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | SAMBUCA (CD189) | D Dunn | -- | Soon led, clear by 2Ls at 1000 M, 1L clear off home turn and half a length up 200 M out, hanging on when hung a bit left inside final 50 M, survived stewards' inquiry and objection. |
| 2 | 11 | MY CHOICE (CC283) | A Marcus | SR | Raced 2-wide 3Ls behind leader in 4th at 1000 M, 3-wide when 2Ls down in 3rd into home straight, half a length down at 200 M, kept on gamely and hindered slightly final 50 M, just held. |
| 3 | 7 | ASALI (CC289) | G Schofield | SR | Awkwardly away, 5Ls behind leader in midfield when 2-wide, 3Ls down in 6th off the home bend, ran on well without ever looking like catching up with quinella pair. |
| 4 | 3 | MONARDS (BV267) | D Whyte | B | 2Ls off pace and 2-wide at 1000 M, 1L down in 2nd at 800 M and entering home straight, perfectly placed to challenge but failed to quicken up. |
| 5 | 5 | AMBITIOUS TYCOON (CB157) | O Doleuze | -- | 7Ls off pace and 3-wide with cover when worse than midfield at 1000 M, 4-wide into home straight and 5Ls down in 10th off home turn, made a little late headway past beaten rivals. |
| 6 | 13 | CLASSA WIN (CA115) | H W Lai | B | Raced 4-wide but had cover until 800 M when 5Ls off pace in about 9th place, pressed on to be 5-wide (widest of all) into home straight when 3Ls down in 7th, kept on at same pace. |
| 7 | 10 | CELESTIAL STEEL (CD272) | F Coetzee | -- | Nicely placed in 3rd on fence 3Ls off pace at 1000 M, 2Ls down in 4th off final bend, soon outpaced. |
| 8 | 12 | GOOD HEART (CC026) | C K Tong | B | Bit slowly away, 5Ls off the speed in midfield on fence at 900 M, 4Ls down on fence on straightening, finished off up the fence but not nearly quickly enough. |
| 9 | 14 | COP HILL LAD (CD292) | H K Yim | -- | Bumped at start, caught 4-wide without cover down the backstretch and 3Ls off pace in 5th at 800 M, driven along entering straight when 4-wide and still 3Ls down in 5th, soon faded out. |
| 10 | 1 | MAGIC MAIL (CD095) | G Mosse | -- | Raced 3-wide with cover when 4Ls off the speed at 1000 M, awkwardly placed entering straight when 3-wide and 4Ls down in midfield, no acceleration, eased when beaten 200 M out. |
| 11 | 2 | MAGIC HANDS (BT287) | M W Leung | SR | Always towards rear and never better than 6Ls or 7Ls off the pace from 1000 M out. |
| 12 | 6 | ELEPHANT DANCE (CA391) | W M Lai | -- | Always towards rear and never better than 6Ls or 7Ls off the pace from 1000 M out. |
| 13 | 8 | BYRON (CD275) | R Fradd | B | Switched from wide gate to fence in rear, about 8Ls last at 1000 M, never remotely competitive. |
| 14 | 9 | NOBLE BOSS (CD360) | B Doyle | TT1 | Slowly away, 7Ls off pace in 10th at 800 M, niggled along entering straight in rear group, faded right 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 |