Race 8 (784)
MOUNT NICHOLSON HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | BELUGA (D105) | Z Purton | H | Chased leaders 2-wide, quickened up swiftly to take lead 300M, soon clear, kept on well final stages to win comfortably. |
| 2 | 10 | LEAP OF FAITH (C386) | J Moreira | -- | Settled ahead of midfield, responded well passing 400M, tried hard to reel in leader but was always held. |
| 3 | 7 | HORSESAIN BOLT (D061) | C L Chau | B/XB | Held up behind mid-division 3-wide, stayed on well final 400M for a fine 3rd, nearest finish. |
| 4 | 1 | INVINCIBLE MISSILE (C037) | K Teetan | V-/B2/TT | Towards the rear, ridden along 500M, kept on steadily over final 400M, not reached first 3. |
| 5 | 12 | XIANG YIN (C265) | A Hamelin | TT | Restrained in midfield, kept on mildly in straight, never threatened |
| 6 | 14 | CASIMIRO (C149) | A Badel | -- | Dropped back to race near the last, no clear run 300M-200M, made non-threatening progress when clear. |
| 7 | 5 | YO BEAUTY (E275) | N Callan | CP/H/TT | Positively ridden, crossed to the lead 1100M, headed 300M, weakened and no extra final 150M. |
| 8 | 13 | CHEERFUL DAYS (D473) | C Y Ho | B | Settled ahead of midfield, went wide from 550M, not quickened on straightening, one paced final 200M. |
| 9 | 9 | FANTASTIC SHOW (A207) | H T Mo | B | Slowly away, held up in last 9Ls off the pace, stayed on past beaten horses in the straight. |
| 10 | 6 | KASI FARASI (B385) | T Piccone | -- | Held up 3-wide behind midfield, stayed on fairly when asked, never threatened. |
| 11 | 8 | WIN WIN (B472) | M Chadwick | B | Began only fairly then lost ground, held up in midfield along inside, no clear run early straight, kept on only fairly over final 300M. |
| 12 | 11 | PLEASANT ENDEAVOR (E114) | K C Leung | -- | Positioned ahead of midfield, caught wide no cover from 1000M, couldn't go on turning for home. (Jockey : circumstances of the race didn't suit.) |
| 13 | 4 | OUR CREED (D464) | M L Yeung | -- | Chased leader on inside, weakened away passing 400M, eased when no chance. |
| 14 | 3 | LINCOLN BRIGHT (E305) | H N Wong | H/XB/TT | Began awkwardly, went forward vying for lead on outside, had nothing left turning for home, weakened and finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.) |
| 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 |