Race 9 (609)
THE ARCULLI TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | DARS AUTO (M418) | Z Purton | -- | Jumped well and raced up on pace first turn, caught wide without cover 1000m, began run 600m, joint leader into straight, took lead 300m, kept on strongly to line. |
| 2 | 2 | EAGLE POWER (P038) | W M Lai | B/TT | Settled behind midfield away from fence first turn and back stretch. Began forward move 650m, wide into straight, picking up momentum from 200m, closest at finish. |
| 3 | 5 | HORSE APLENTY (M376) | O Doleuze | B | Jumped best and led for several strides before being taken out and shuffled back 1000m. Turned 3-wide and kept on strongly in straight. |
| 4 | 7 | SMILING WATCH (M325) | M L Yeung | B/H | Outpaced and trapped wide first turn. Ridden patiently back stretch, moved up turning for home and ran on strongly to be closest at finish. |
| 5 | 13 | CHEERS JOY (N184) | T H So | XB | Jumped well, switched in first turn. Didn't settle 1000m, came off fence but raced in restricted room. Kept on well in straight to just miss the frame. |
| 6 | 6 | UWILLBEGLORIOUS (N212) | C Y Ho | V/TT | Began awkwardly, steadied and dropped towards rear. Came off fence turn to challenge but shifted in 400m, and then again 100m. Kept on steadily. |
| 7 | 4 | MEDALLIST (N024) | D Whyte | -- | Slow into stride but recovered and made ground along fence to sit midfield back stretch. Found passage between horses 300m and closed in steadily. |
| 8 | 14 | VICTORY MASCOT (CJ243) | C K Tong | B/TT | Taken back from wide draw and last into first turn and back stretch. Went around one horse entering straight and kept on one paced. |
| 9 | 10 | EURO SWIFTLY (CK091) | K C Leung | H/CP/TT | Taken back from wide draw towards rear. Made ground under hard riding from 400m before turning one-paced 200m. |
| 10 | 1 | HELENE FUN STAR (N105) | G Mosse | TT | Taken forward from wide draw but trapped 3-wide. Rolled forward first turn to sit outside leader back stretch. Battled on entering straight before flattened 200m. |
| 11 | 3 | I SMELL MONEY (M019) | T Berry | PC | Taken forward from wide gate to lead into first turn, crossing to fence when passed 1000m. Stayed on fence to straight, kept on initially before emptying 200m. |
| 12 | 11 | FORTUNE WINNER (CK315) | C W Wong | B/TT | Jumped well, rolled forward to sit 2nd into first turn, taking over lead back stretch. Set solid pace to 400m before tiring. |
| 13 | 8 | JOLLY GOOD (CL134) | R Fourie | SR/TT2 | Crowded start, dropping to rear and moving closer to fence. Shuffled to last entering straight and never competitive. |
| 14 | 12 | HONEY KING PRAWN (N422) | Y T Cheng | CP | Jumped fairly, travelled keenly into first turn, trapped wide with no cover from 1000m. Never likely. (Tactics questioned). |
| 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 |