Race 8 (627)
THE ARCULLI TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | HAPPY METEOR (T171) | Z Purton | B | Up with early pace, sat behind leaders entering home turn, came through narrow passage to lead 200M, drew away towards the line, won impressively first time on the AWT. |
| 2 | 7 | SKY HERO (T083) | C Schofield | B | Chased pace, caught 3-wide no cover from wide barrier, challenged for the lead passing 300M, not pace of winner final 150M, held 2nd comfortably. |
| 3 | 9 | GRAND PLUS (S066) | M Chadwick | P/TT | Held up behind midfield, 7Ls to make up 400M in a strongly run race, closed off well for 3rd but not reached first two. |
| 4 | 4 | ELITE SPIRIT (S200) | O Bosson | TT | Settled in mid-division along the 3-path, 5-6Ls off the good pace in mid-stages, stayed on moderately to go 4th near line. |
| 5 | 1 | LORD SINCLAIR (N447) | K Teetan | TT | Failed to muster early speed, dropped back to near the rear 7-8Ls away in a strongly run race, driven along 600M, closed off fastest in straight but left with too much to do. |
| 6 | 8 | DA VINCI (S360) | H N Wong | B/TT | Pressed the pace on the outside, took narrow lead 250M, run ended 200M and faded towards the line. |
| 7 | 3 | GOOD LUCK BOY (S196) | N Rawiller | B/TT | Reserved in 5th 4Ls off the strong pace in middle stages, stayed on only fairly final 300M, no threat to leaders. |
| 8 | 12 | DIAMOND MYSTERIOUS (S426) | K K Chiong | XB | Held up behind midfield, 7Ls to make up leaving the bend, made limited progress only, no impression. (Blood trachea) |
| 9 | 2 | STARTLING POWER (S204) | J Moreira | B | Pressed by rival in the lead, set strong pace to straight, collared by rivals 300M, soon gave way. (No Vet findings) |
| 10 | 5 | GREAT SKY (N426) | G Lerena | B-/V1/TT | Slowly away and failed to muster speed despite ridden, in rear 10Ls behind leaders turning, made no real progress final 300M. |
| 11 | 10 | MEGATRON (V119) | M L Yeung | -- | Switched off to the rear, well off the pace middle stages, driven along 500M but unable to quicken. |
| 12 | 11 | BEAUTY CONNECTION (T415) | C Y Ho | TT | Close up behind leaders early stages, brushed running rail and lost ground 900M, didn't travel thereafter, dropped away leaving the bend. |
| 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 |