Race 8 (371)
THE HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | EXCELLENT PROPOSAL (D386) | B Shinn | E | Settled towards the rear 7Ls off leader in a fast run race, swung wide for home, quickened up strongly to lead near 150M, kept on well to the line. |
| 2 | 5 | LUCKY EXPRESS (D026) | K Teetan | E/TT | Held up behind midfield along the fence, no clear run until 300M then ran on well to go 2nd near line, held by leader. |
| 3 | 6 | TOURBILLON DIAMOND (E054) | A Badel | B/TT | Reserved behind midfield 5Ls behind leader in a fast run race, held up until 200M, finished off strongly final 150M to take 3rd. |
| 4 | 10 | LUCKY PATCH (D422) | M F Poon | B/H | Moved up to take the lead, set fast pace down the back-straight, stuck to task well on straightening, headed 150M, faded to 4th. |
| 5 | 7 | SHADOW HERO (E056) | Z Purton | B-/CP1 | Urged forward to sit just off the pace, more prominently than usual, vied for lead early straight, no extra final 100M. (Blood in trachea / Galloped on the RH leg.) |
| 6 | 1 | SKY DARCI (D088) | J Moreira | TT | Settled 2-wide in midfield, found less than expected when driven out in straight, went home one paced and well held by leaders. (Jockey : raced flat.) |
| 7 | 4 | HEALTHY HAPPY (D435) | C Y Ho | V/TT | From wide draw unable to get closer than 3-wide midfield, no cover from 900M, ran on fairly in straight, no threat to leaders. |
| 8 | 9 | THE SUMMIT (E189) | A Hamelin | CP1/XB1 | Settled midfield along the fence, checked at 1100M, had difficulty obtaining clear running early straight, but never going the pace to challenge when clear. |
| 9 | 8 | RUSSIAN EMPEROR (E198) | M L Yeung | XB | Shifted across behind runners early stages, held up in last 8Ls off the pace, wide into straight, ran past beaten horses only. |
| 10 | 12 | MAXIMUS (D456) | C Schofield | SR | Tracked leaders in 3rd, could not go on passing 300M, weakened away (Mucus.) |
| 11 | 13 | BEAUTY JOY (E058) | N Callan | XB | Tracked the pace, over-raced when steadied for cover behind leaders, battled on same pace early straight, no extra 300M. (Lame next day.) |
| 12 | 11 | CELESTIAL POWER (D393) | K C Leung | V | Fractious when the gates opened and consequently missed the start, recovered to race towards the rear, switched to outside near top of straight, failed to finish off. |
| PU | 3 | ENRICH DELIGHT (D478) | C Soumillon | -- | Chased leaders, went amiss 1100M, lost ground abruptly and out of the race. (Injury LF leg.) |
| 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 |