Race 8 (572)
THE PURVES QUAICH (HANDICAP) Rating:75-60 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | SUNBELL (CB391) | R Fradd | -- | 3-wide with cover but worse than midfield 6Ls off speed at 800 M, 5Ls down into straight, picked up tidily to lead at 100 M, ran on well despite hanging slightly. |
| 2 | 8 | CROWNED GEM (CE056) | O Doleuze | B-/V1/TT | Hindered at start, 3-wide no cover disputing 3rd at 1300 M, disputing lead out 2-wide at 1100 M, led by 1L or 2Ls at 900 M through to being headed by winner at 100 M, no extra. |
| 3 | 14 | EAST OCEAN DRAGON (CB194) | F Coetzee | B/TT | A neck 2nd out 2-wide at 1400 M, led on fence at 1200 M, 1L down in 2nd at 1000 M, 2Ls down in second on straightening and all out 1L back in 2nd at 200 M, found no more. |
| 4 | 10 | GALLANT FALCON (CD194) | C Brown | TT | Checked at start, 7Ls back in rear group at 800 M, no clear run from top of stretch when 6Ls down to 200 M, ran on nicely, never nearer. |
| 5 | 12 | EVER KING (CE147) | M Rodd | TT | 8Ls last at 1000 M, steadied at 500 M, 7Ls down in rear off home turn, widest on track in stretch and nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 9 | ENCHANTED (CE065) | S Dye | SR | Very keen early in rear, 8Ls last at 800 M, 4-wide on straightening when 5Ls down in 10th, kept on at the same pace thereafter. |
| 7 | 2 | AMPLE GAINS (CE021) | A Delpech | B | Awkwardly away, 3-wide without cover when 4Ls in 5th at 1000 M, 3Ls down in 3rd from 800 M to homestretch, all out when 2Ls down at 200 M, faded late. |
| 8 | 4 | NOBLE CHAMPION (CC287) | B Prebble | -- | Midfield or better until homestretch, 2-wide and 4Ls down in 5th at 600 M, always held. |
| 9 | 3 | GOLD STRIKER (CD365) | D Whyte | -- | Blundered and almost fell at start, 3-wide 2Ls off pace midfield at 1200 M, 5Ls down at 800 M, 3-wide on straigh- tening when 3Ls down in 4th, no extra gears. |
| 10 | 6 | FORTUNE PRINCESS (CE122) | G Mosse | B/TT | Worse than midfield about 5Ls off pace at 1000 M, no better on straightening, slightly held up at 200 M but never likely to figure in the finish. |
| 11 | 1 | PRINCE GOLF (CB328) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Led on fence at 1400 M, soon headed and 3Ls down in 4th on fence at 800 M, struggling to keep up entering home straight, tired final 300 M. |
| 12 | 11 | ABERDEEN (CE182) | G Schofield | -- | Switched to fence from wide gate, towards rear when 6Ls off pace at 800 M, finishing off only fairly when steadied at 300 M and 200 M, held late. |
| 13 | 5 | ELEPHANT DANCE (CA391) | W M Lai | -- | 5Ls off pace when 3-wide with cover at 800 M, 4-wide no cover at 600 M and same on straightening, beaten 200 M out. |
| 14 | 13 | A PLUS FIT (CD013) | C K Tong | B | Slow break but recovered with run of the race on fence 2Ls off pace in 3rd at 1400 M, 3-back the fence 4Ls off pace at 1000 M, lost position on circle and struggling entering straight, eased late. |
| 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 |