Race 8 (008)
DRAKE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | COSTA DEL SOL (M111) | Z Purton | B/TT1 | Broke well, restrained to a position ahead of midfield, going strongly inside 400M, took lead near 150M, kept on well to the line. |
| 2 | 6 | GLORY HORSIE (M273) | D Whyte | B | Travelled well in the wake of the leaders, came through to lead inside 300M, had every chance only to find the winner too strong final stages. |
| 3 | 14 | WINNING BOY (N186) | W M Lai | SR | Held up midfield, into clear 350M, pushed long and stayed on steadily, just failed to catch the 2nd. |
| 4 | 2 | BEST WIN (CL212) | C Y Ho | H | Held up towards the rear, 3-wide turning for home, pulled out 400M to chase leaders, ran on and was nearest at the finish. |
| 5 | 9 | GENE POWER (M124) | K C Ng | B1/TT | Settled 3-wide ahead of midfield, had an uninterrupted run passing 400M, turned one pace mid-straight and no threat to leaders thereafter. |
| 6 | 8 | UWILLBEGLORIOUS (N212) | A Suborics | B | Settled midfield, saved ground along the inside but was held up to 300M, stayed on steadily. |
| 7 | 5 | FRESH AIR (CL206) | R Fourie | H | Reserved near the rear, had to pull wide to challenge passing 400M, made some late progress but never a serious threat. |
| 8 | 7 | RAINBOW FIGHTER (N193) | W C Marwing | TT | Slow to begin, towards the rear, raced keenly middle stages, made limited progress passing 300M, held up for clear running near line. |
| 9 | 1 | ALL VICTORY (M107) | T Angland | TT | Unable to cross, caught 4-wide without cover for much of the way, kept on same pace in straight. (Jockey questioned.) |
| 10 | 10 | COMMON GOAL (M167) | H W Lai | B | Slow to begin, raced near the rear, taken to 4-wide nearing 600M, swung widest for home, kept on same pace. |
| 11 | 11 | EASY TO RICH (N304) | C W Wong | H/P | One of the early leaders, sat in 4th making the turn, found little under pressure inside 400M, out of contention mid straight. |
| 12 | 4 | ORACLE (N115) | Y T Cheng | B1/TT | Dropped back to last from wide barrier, lacked speed and never going the pace to challenge. |
| 13 | 12 | BET ON ME (CK376) | C K Tong | TT | Urged to take the lead, set steady pace, headed near 300M, weakened. |
| 14 | 13 | HAPPY GOAL (N213) | M L Yeung | -- | Caught wide down the back straight, moved forward to dispute lead, dropped away passing 300M. |
| 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 |