Race 9 (462)
LAI KING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | TOP SCORE (V357) | M F Poon | B/TT | Began smartly, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, kept on very well in straight to score. |
| 2 | 9 | PICKEN (B311) | C Schofield | -- | Average to begin, positioned on rail behind midfield, saved ground on turn, finished off strongly to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 6 | ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) | Z Purton | V | Began well, raced 3 wide better than midfield, no cover throughout, kept on well after turning in, finished 3rd. |
| 4 | 11 | ZHAN JIANG ROCKS (B406) | K C Leung | TT | Taken back to race at rear on the inside, 5 lengths or so back, no clear running early in straight, found daylight near 150M, made some headway thereafter to make frame. |
| 5 | 12 | JOYFUL HEART (C227) | K Teetan | CP/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 4 wide with cover at rear, 3 wide on turn, made good progress in straight without threatening. |
| 6 | 10 | SMILING CITY (D113) | M Chadwick | P-/CP2/SR2 | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned on rail better than midfield, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 7 | 13 | GOOD FOR YOU (T265) | H N Wong | B | Began well, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, similar position on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 8 | 1 | FARHH ABOVE (C148) | A Badel | XB | Began only fairly, positioned 3 wide with cover slightly behind midfield, 3 lengths or so back, there to turn, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 9 | 3 | PRECISE EXPRESS (D198) | H W Lai | -- | Slightly slow out and crowded, raced 5 lengths or so back at rear, same margin back on turn, made some progress in straight. |
| 10 | 4 | BEAUTY LOYAL (B383) | B Shinn | B/TT | Moderately away, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, challenged the leader turning in, kept on evenly early in straight, weakened final 150M. |
| 11 | 7 | MARVEL DRAGON (D111) | M L Yeung | TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 4 lengths back turning in, finished off one pace. |
| 12 | 5 | PRANCE DRAGON (B349) | L Hewitson | B/TT1 | Began well, raced very wide behind midfield, 5 lengths back turning in, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
| 13 | 2 | ENDEARING (V338) | K H Chan | B/TT | Average to begin, raced 4 wide with no cover, 2 lengths back, similar position on turn, weakened early in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 14 | 14 | AMAZING LUCK (B401) | C Wong | B | Bumped start, unable to slot in, raced very wide with no cover, 2 to 3 lengths back, weakened on turn, emptied early in straight. |
| 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 |