Race 8 (385)
DIANTHUS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | ROYAL FALCON (CE091) | E Saint-Martin | B/TT | Began with them, restrained to obtain trail, settled midfield 2 wide 5Ls off lead, travelled well through middle stages, made 4 wide run on turn and came with strong run to overpower them last 100 M. |
| 2 | 6 | LANCETTIER (CD338) | S Sanders | TT | Began fairly, pushed along to maintain midfield position, raced 4Ls from frontrunners throughout, made 3 wide run into race and dashed well to hit lead briefly at 100 M. Went down fighting. |
| 3 | 9 | GALLANT KNIGHT (CC189) | H K Yim | V | Slow to begin, pushed up to hold position 3 back on fence. 3 to 4Ls away, had run of race in mid-section, followed rails into straight, easing clear and made solid challenge, unable to match first two. |
| 4 | 5 | EASY GAME (CC346) | C Brown | P | Broke with field, drifted back to last position 10 to 12Ls away, lobbed along at tail throughout, made run from 600 M with field to beat, made run widest in straight making good late ground. Set too great a task. |
| 5 | 12 | FREEBIRD (CC319) | Y T Cheng | -- | Fastest into stride, 4 wide into first turn, unable to cross and trapped wide early, pushed on to race outside leader 1L away (speed good), hit lead at 250 M but workload told and weakened last bit. |
| 6 | 3 | CALIFORNIA HEART (CE078) | F Coetzee | TT | Jumped with them, showed good early speed to hold position behind the leader (good speed), travelled well throughout, eased out in straight and tried hard but couldn't quicken to seriously threaten. |
| 7 | 4 | SMART HORSE (BV096) | O Doleuze | -- | Away fairly, unable to muster early speed and drifted back to race 4 back on rails 6Ls away, spent nothing in run, made good ground between runners in stretch to be closest at finish. |
| 8 | 1 | AMPLE GAINS (CE021) | R Fradd | B | Average to begin, settled worse than midfield from wide alley 7 to 8Ls from front 2 wide, had fair run throughout, made 5 wide run on turn to make up good ground in straight. Good effort at first AWT run. |
| 9 | 13 | RIGHT CHOICE (CE102) | M W Leung | -- | Began only fairly, drifted back to worse than midfield 7 to 8Ls away on rails, pushed along to hold position, under pressure entering straight, stuck to paint and made steady ground last 200 M. (Steadied 100 M.) |
| 10 | 11 | CROWNED GEM (CE056) | C K Tong | SR-/PC1/TT | Broke well, pushed on to take up running, rolled to front at first turn and kept them going at a solid speed, held length advantage turning for home, tackled at 250 M and early effort took toll and weakened last 200 M. |
| 11 | 8 | I'M NO SQUARE (CG078) | G Mosse | -- | Began with field, restrained from wide alley to race 2nd from rear 9 to 10Ls away, had little to do throughout, under pressure on turn and only passed tired horses in the straight. |
| 12 | 10 | BRAVE KNIGHT (CC131) | C W Wong | TT | Away OK from outside alley, went forward but unable to cross, trapped 3 wide without cover 3Ls away throughout, always working to turn, spent force in straight and dropped out. |
| 13 | 14 | QI'S PET (CD321) | S Dye | B | Broke with field, ridden hard to take up prominent spot outside leader, raced 1 out 1 back 3Ls away in mid-section, under pressure on turn and showed nothing in straight. |
| 14 | 2 | DASHING CHAMPION (CC015) | H W Lai | SR | Away well, unable to muster early speed and drifted back to 3rd last 3 wide, never really travelling and weakened right out from 600 M. (Bled.) |
| 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 |