Race 8 (187)
SUTHERLAND HANDICAP Rating:90-70 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | MAJESTIC ANTHEM (P238) | D Whyte | TT | Settled down behind midfield, in 8th place 6Ls off the pace middle stages, picked up well when clear 300M, dueled with 2nd mid-straight and responded determinedly through final stages to prevail. |
| 2 | 3 | HIGH AND MIGHTY (S362) | B Prebble | H/XB | Held up midfield in 6th place, loomed behind leaders 250M, dueled inside the winner final 150M, battled on strongly, just denied. (Lost left front plate early stages) |
| 3 | 1 | SICHUAN VIGOUR (P412) | T H So | E/P2 | Began well from inside draw, tracked leaders along the fence and had the run of the race, squeezed through to challenge on inside passing 300M, briefly led 200M but not matched finishing pace of first 2 late stages. |
| 4 | 14 | GOLDLAND DANCER (N316) | K Teetan | B | Switched off to last, over 10Ls off the pace at one stage, patiently handled, closed off well when driven 350M, got up for 4th near line. |
| 5 | 5 | STAR MAJESTIC (S093) | J Moreira | B | With leaders early, sat 2-wide in the group chasing the pace, moved up to challenge 400M, led briefly 250M but couldn't sustain run, flattened final 150M. |
| 6 | 10 | GOODHEART SUCCESS (S162) | V Cheminaud | B | Lacked early pace, settled near last 8Ls behind leader, kept to inside throughout, closed off evenly from 350M, difficult obtained run near 100M but never looked like getting to leaders. |
| 7 | 11 | LITTLE DRAGON (S264) | C Schofield | B | Unable to cross from draw 13, eased back to a 3-wide spot near the rear, brought wide 400M, stayed on moderately. |
| 8 | 12 | CHOICE TREASURE (N436) | N Rawiller | -- | Eased back, settled at the rear 8-9Ls off the pace, urged along 600M but made limited progress in the straight only, not reached leaders. |
| 9 | 6 | WINNIE'S HORSE (P169) | K K Chiong | P2/TT | Niggled along early to hold his spot in midfield, 5Ls off the pace turning home, didn't pick up sufficiently in straight, never a serious threat. |
| 10 | 2 | TWIN DELIGHT (S125) | Z Purton | B/TT | Caught wide first 600M from draw 14, tracked leader form 1000M, outpaced from 250M, faded out of contention. |
| 11 | 8 | BULLISH BOY (P008) | C Y Ho | H/TT | Not far off from pace early stages, dropped back to mid-pack 4Ls off down back straight, pushed along 500M, failed to rally and gave ground 200M. |
| 12 | 4 | OBLITERATOR (T222) | N Callan | TT | Guided to a 2-wide position in midfield, wide bid 500M, vigorously driven but failed to improve position from 300M, weakened towards the line. (No Vet findings) |
| 13 | 9 | GOAL FOR GOLD (S439) | R Fourie | B/TT | Not hurried, settled down 6Ls behind midfield, wide no cover after 900M, lacked a closing response and left behind by rivals mid-straight. |
| 14 | 7 | STARTLING POWER (S204) | Y T Cheng | B | Sent forward but could only cross to the fence passing 1000M, set good pace to straight, run ended 250M and swamped by rivals. |
| 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 |