Race 8 (026)
SHANTOU HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | HYPERSONIC (P176) | D Whyte | H/TT | Slightly slow out patiently ridden in a rear spot, moved strongly into contention passing 500M, quickened impressively to take lead 150M and always had enough to hold off the persistent 2nd. |
| 2 | 6 | GREAT SPIRIT (P037) | C O'Donoghue | -- | Dropped back to the rear from wide barrier, fanned very wide from 500M, ran on well turning in but could not match winner's acceleration, rallied final 150M, always held. |
| 3 | 10 | SMILING WATCH (M325) | W C Marwing | B/H | Held up 3-wide in midfield, short of room early straight, chased first 2 from 200M, finished well. |
| 4 | 12 | HAPPY FOREVER (M034) | K C Ng | V/TT | Sent forward, led uncontested at a steady pace, kept on well enough om straightening but not pace of first 3 over final 150M. (Lame next day.) |
| 5 | 3 | GREEN ZONE (M302) | C K Tong | B | Vigorously ridden but failed to muster, 3-wide and left without cover from 700M, briefly went 2nd 300M but run ended mid-straight. |
| 6 | 2 | BOULD MOVER (M120) | M Chadwick | TT | Tracked leader and kept on same pace turning for home. (Jockey reported saddle shifted near 800M and was disadvantaged for the remainder of the race.) |
| 7 | 11 | BO BO EXPRESS (N259) | K Teetan | BO/H | Taken back to the rear from wide draw, moved away from fence 600M, lacked instant acceleration, stayed on fairly final 200M. |
| 8 | 8 | TURIN CHAMPION (M060) | O Doleuze | XB | Began awkwardly, guided to a 2-wide position behind midfield, not quickened when urged. |
| 9 | 5 | SKY MASCOT (CL267) | N Pinna | B | Close up but caught 3-wide without cover throughout, fought on briefly turning in, faded mid-straight. |
| 10 | 1 | GETAWAY GUY (N142) | H W Lai | -- | Never far off from leaders but unable to quicken when the race got serious 400M, soon out of contention. |
| 11 | 9 | SPOKE TO CARLO (P090) | W M Lai | P-/B1 | Began awkwardly, urged along to hold a position behind midfield, badly outpaced from 400M, soon behind. |
| 12 | 4 | MASQUERADER (N234) | Z Purton | B | Travelled strongly behind leader, came under pressure 450M, eased over final 300M. (Jockey concerned over the horse's action. To OBT and OVE.) |
| 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 |