Race 8 (120)
SPOONBILL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | MASTER EIGHT (E330) | J Moreira | -- | Sped to the front as expected, had uncontested lead, going well into 300M, responded strongly and opened up sizable lead mid-straight, well in control late, never challenged. |
| 2 | 4 | THE GOLDEN SCENERY (E379) | K Teetan | CP-/TT | Reserved behind midfield, 4-5Ls to make up on leader (eventual winner) top of straight, ran on well to claim 2nd inside 100M, not reached winner. (Minor laceration RH heel). |
| 3 | 3 | TEAM SPIRIT (B230) | K H Chan | B/TT | Positively ridden from draw 11, crossed to track leader before home turn, battled on under pressure from 400M, drifted out final 200M, just held 3rd. |
| 4 | 11 | GALLANT EXPRESS (D442) | V Borges | E | Dropped back from wide draw and settled near last, awkwardly placed behind rival rounding home turn and early straight, directed out 400M, stayed on well to just miss 3rd. |
| 5 | 10 | SCIENCE PATCH (E442) | C L Chau | -- | From draw 1 settled down in midfield along the rail, kept on steadily in straight, held ground final stages. |
| 6 | 7 | EXCELLENT CHARIOT (D156) | L Ferraris | TT | Began awkwardly, soon taken across behind runners, towards the rear 5Ls off the pace turning home, ran on mildly, not troubled leaders. |
| 7 | 2 | MAGIC PHOENIX (E440) | H T Mo | -- | Tracked leaders on inside, battled on fairly early straight, run ended passing 200 and weakened towards the line. |
| 8 | 6 | NAMJONG SINGS (C480) | A Badel | B | Jumped only fairly, recovered to race in midfield, tried hard to stay in contention early straight, faded final 200M. |
| 9 | 12 | PROUD DRAGON (E352) | M L Yeung | -- | Unable to slot in, caught wide no cover in midfield, fought on same pace in straight, never dangerous. (Bled.) |
| 10 | 8 | A LA KING (E147) | C Y Ho | B/TT1 | Taken back to last from wide draw, swung wide home turn, never going the pace to challenge on straightening. |
| 11 | 9 | MOERAKI (D084) | M Chadwick | B | Jumped on terms, restrained to race towards the rear, wide on the turn, not quickened when asked top of straight, never threatened. |
| 12 | 1 | GOOD VIEW CLARICO (C454) | H Bentley | -- | Chased leaders 2-wide, outpaced from 300M, soon out of contention and weakened to last. |
| 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 |