Race 8 (349)
THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | SWEET ORANGE (M289) | W C Marwing | TT | In midfield, strode forward to join leaders after being pushed wide near 1200M, kept responding on straightening, went clear with runner-up inside150M, rallied to take lead inside 100M. |
| 2 | 3 | FAY FAY (L284) | D Whyte | -- | Travelled 3-wide in midfield, not helped by the sedate pace and raced a shade keen down the back straight, quickened to join leaders mid straight, established narrow lead passing 150M but could not hold the winner inside 100M. |
| 3 | 2 | ADMIRATION (L216) | T Clark | H1 | Held up towards the rear in a slowly run race, ran on final 300M to claim 3rd near line but posed little threat to the first two. |
| 4 | 4 | SMART GIANT (L405) | D Beadman | XB/TT | Restrained to sit one out one back, driven nearing 400M, kept on steadily to the line but not pace of first two final 150M. (Jockey reported his saddle shifted.) |
| 5 | 9 | PACKING TYCOON (N010) | G Mosse | TT | Soon crossed to the fence tracking leader, found clear running on the inside and loomed a threat mid straight, turned one-pace final stages and no impression on first two. |
| 6 | 10 | HORACE'S EMPIRE (N002) | B Doyle | -- | Settled in last about 5Ls off the pace in a slowly run race, switched widest nearing 400M to commence his run, closed off strongly. |
| 7 | 1 | CAPTAIN SWEET (L354) | J Lloyd | -- | Positioned in midfield one off the fence, well covered but over -raced when the pace of the race slowed from 1200M, found less than expected when asked inside 400M, never looked like getting to the leaders. |
| 8 | 5 | ZAIDAN (M234) | N Callan | -- | Average start, crossed to the lead 1200M then set a slow tempo, headed near 200M, weakened final stages. |
| 9 | 7 | LONGWAH SUPREME (M293) | B Prebble | B2 | Towards the rear, not helped by the slow pace and raced keenly in the first half of the race, not quickened under pressure, one paced final 300M. |
| 10 | 8 | NEW DEERFIELD (N005) | T Angland | CP-/B1/TT | Held up behind midfield, driven near 400M but no progress, lost touch mid straight. |
| 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 |