Race 9 (138)
LEIGHTON HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | HAPPY ERA (N378) | B Prebble | -- | Bounded from the gates and soon 3rd, 2L from leader. Made ground round turn, hit front at 200m and pulled clear. |
| 2 | 4 | DEEP THINKER (N159) | C Y Lui | XB | Awkward start and failed to settle till 1000m. Was 5L back entering straight before running home strongly. |
| 3 | 7 | GALAXY PRANCER (N389) | D Whyte | XB1 | Made good use of inside draw and soon in box seat in 4th place. Taken out 300m and kept on steadily to line. |
| 4 | 2 | FOREVER ELATION (CK215) | Y T Cheng | B | Shuffled back after start to be 8th on rails by turn. Got close to heels 600m, but kept on well when clear. |
| 5 | 13 | WINNING BOY (N186) | K C Leung | SR | Jumped OK and soon on his own in midfield, one-off. Taken out 400m and made ground to 200m, before one-paced. |
| 6 | 5 | HOLY MAC (N189) | W C Marwing | B1 | Pushed forward soon after start but unable get in and taken to the front. Clear leader from 800m to 300m before tiring. |
| 7 | 10 | PEPPERMINT (M192) | C Y Ho | B-/TT1 | No early speed and taken back but 3-wide to turn. Taken further out at 400m but found little under pressure. |
| 8 | 11 | GABRIAL THE KING (N319) | R Fourie | -- | Taken back across runners soon after start to hold rail 9L from leader. Held rail to post without threatening. |
| 9 | 3 | AEROSA (M308) | Z Purton | B/TT | Pushed to take lead but gave up position 800m to hold 2nd. Looked chance at 400m before weakening. Bled both nostrils. |
| 10 | 1 | NEW DEERFIELD (N005) | G Mosse | CP-/B2/TT | Taken forward after start but held wide without cover. Was 3-wide round the turn. Found little under pressure. |
| 11 | 12 | FRESH AIR (L206) | C K Tong | -- | Jumped nicely and quickly moved to rail 3L from leader. Taken out turn and made ground initially before tiring. |
| 12 | 6 | SUPERNINSKY (N266) | T Clark | TT | Difficult to settle and raced at the rear and wide for the most part. Found nothing when asked. Slight wound left fore. |
| 13 | 14 | MING HOI TREASURE (CK145) | H W Lai | CP/TT | Taken back across runners after start and soon 8L back and 2-wide at rear. Found nothing when asked. |
| 14 | 9 | SUNRISE (CK026) | C W Wong | B | Crowded at 1000m and soon towards rear. No response under hard riding and became tailed off. Had heart irregularity. |
| 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 |