Race 9 (045)
TAILORBIRD HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | TOP BEAUTIFUL (A339) | J Moreira | -- | Quickly away, switched out, settling 2L from leader but 3-away from outer fence. Niggled at passing 450m, set off after leader, poking nose in front at the line. |
| 2 | 2 | BEAUTY MASTER (V135) | Z Purton | TT | Jumped well, taken to outer fence and set good pace. Put under pressure 600m when strongly challenged and kept finding until nosed out final stride. |
| 3 | 14 | XINJIANG YARN (V035) | K C Ng | B | Got off OK, pressed forward between horses, settling 4L from leader. Hard ridden final 400m to grab minor placing on line. |
| 4 | 4 | HAIR TRIGGER (A215) | T Berry | B | Outpaced, dropping well back along outer fence. Disappointed for run halfway up the straight, shifted in 300m to get clear, ran on well. (Lost right front plate near 500m). |
| 5 | 8 | WINNING FAITH (A253) | N Rawiller | CP/TT | No pace, dropping well back. Picked up momentum halfway up the straight and ran on steadily down centre track to be closest at finish. |
| 6 | 7 | MONEY BOY (A008) | K Teetan | B | Began fairly, pressed forward between horses to join leaders passing 600m. Kept tabs to 200m when ran out of steam and faded. |
| 7 | 9 | MASTER VIKING (S385) | H T Mo | V/TT | Began awkwardly, then ridden to hold midfield position one-away from outer fence. Kept tabs to 400m but only one-paced when put under pressure. |
| 8 | 10 | SUNSHINE UNIVERSE (A130) | M F Poon | CP | Hard ridden to stay with early pace, 3L from leader one-away from outer fence. Kept tabs to 400m when one-paced. |
| 9 | 6 | ACE KING (T331) | M Chadwick | H | Quickly out, shared early pace before dropping 1L back, one-way from outer fence 800m. Moved up to share lead passing 600m but tired quickly final 400m and faded. |
| 10 | 3 | KHAKI (A294) | N Callan | -- | Jumped OK, unable to cross to outer fence and held on centre track behind midfield. Put under pressure final 400m but only one-paced. |
| 11 | 1 | BIG TIME BABY (A157) | U Rispoli | XB | Bumped and unbalanced start, pressed forward along outer rail 1L from leader. Unable quicken when pace increased final 500m, faded 200m while laying-in. |
| 12 | 12 | AMAZING FEELING (V031) | M L Yeung | B/XB | No early pace and held between horses behind midfield. One-paced in straight. |
| 13 | 13 | LANG TAI SING (S280) | H N Wong | B | Outpaced and became detached from field halfway up the straight. Plodded home. |
| 14 | 5 | TRIUMPHANT JEWEL (P310) | B Prebble | B/TT | Jumped OK but reluctant to stride out and soon detached from field. Eased down after 400m and finished tailed out. |
| 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 |