Race 9 (282)
HEBEI HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | INSPIRATION (CG111) | C Soumillon | -- | Broke well. Settled in front of midfield on rails, tightened and lost position about 900 M, regained position turning in but little room early in straight. Obtained split 250 M and responded well to score comfortably. |
| 2 | 5 | BEAR MACHO (CG152) | O Doleuze | -- | Broke well. Close up before forced to steady and lost position about 900 M out. Shifted off rails from behind tiring runner when close-up in 5th turning in. Found split 200 M out and fought on gamely for 2nd. |
| 3 | 6 | MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP (CG260) | D Nikolic | TT | Settled at the back. Made significant progress from last into straight to be nearest at finish. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 4 | 12 | SMART FELLOW (CG031) | K L Chui | TT | Never far off. Chased 1L behind leader turning in. Made modest headway under pressure to hold some chance 200 M out but unable to sustain effort to the line. |
| 5 | 9 | VICTORY CODE (CE338) | B Prebble | B | Raced mainly 2-wide in rear of midfield. Shifted wider for a clear run turning in. Ran on quite well in straight only to be swamped for a placing late. |
| 6 | 1 | GOLD MEDAL WINNER (CE165) | D Whyte | B | Jumped fairly. Quickly ridden to prominent position gaining lead leaving back straight. Held 1L advantage early in straight before swamped under pressure inside final 150 M. |
| 7 | 8 | TAIJI SPIRIT (CD185) | H W Lai | V/TT | Raced wide in last few. Ran on steadily down centre of straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 8 | 4 | PICKETT (CG155) | A Delpech | SR | Raced mainly in forward of midfield and keenly rounding home bend. Improved to 2Ls 4th upon straightening but unable to sustain effort over 200 M out. |
| 9 | 11 | GALACTIC TACTIC (CH095) | C W Wong | -- | Raced towards rear on rails. Produced moderate impression under pressure down inside of straight. |
| 10 | 14 | FLY ME TO THE MOON (CG104) | F Coetzee | B | Raced wide in midfield to straight. Baulked for a run early on. Made no impression inside final 200 M. |
| 11 | 13 | DILIGENT (CC285) | M Nunes | CP | Raced wide throughout and in better than midfield position to straight. Gradually weakened passing 300 M. |
| 12 | 7 | OWNERS LAD (CG273) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Slightly sluggish at start. Raced wide in last few. Produced good late impression closing stages. |
| 13 | 10 | ZAVONE (CG036) | C K Tong | TT | Raced 3-wide in close-up position to straight. Soon weakened. |
| 14 | 2 | DAV AND MING (CH055) | S K Sit | B | Ridden for pace after a fair start. Crossed to rails in front passing 1000 M. Headed 800 M out before folded up quickly upon straightening. |
| 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 |