Race 8 (231)
OPAL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | ALCARI (A354) | C Wong | V- | In touch chasing leading pair, responded well when asked inside 400M, wrestled the lead nearing 50M, driven out. |
| 2 | 3 | METRO WARRIOR (D387) | Z Purton | B | Moved forward to be prompting the pace, travelled well going into 400M, led 250M out, not pace of winner final 100M, held on for 2nd just. |
| 3 | 2 | CORDYCEPS SIX (E363) | C Schofield | B | In midfield early, took closer order from 600M, held up behind leading trio from 400-200M, ran on well towards the line, just missed 2nd. |
| 4 | 11 | SUPER FORTUNE (G065) | M F Poon | TT | From a middle draw moved forward and crossed to lead along stands' rail, driven out 350M but unable to shake off pursuing rivals, headed inside 250M, dropped to 4th place 100M out. |
| 5 | 10 | SEIZING THE MOMENT (E444) | J Moreira | -- | Urged along after the start, never far off from the pace, fought on one paced inside 400M, no threat to first few from 250M. |
| 6 | 13 | FANTASY (D100) | H N Wong | B/XB | Towards the rear, stayed on without threatening first 4 over final 400M. |
| 7 | 4 | SOLAR WINDS (G154) | M Chadwick | -- | Settled near the rear early stages, ran on fairly passing midway, never troubled leaders |
| 8 | 9 | KILLER INSTINCT (G020) | C Y Ho | TT1 | From draw 1 shifted across behind runners, dropped to rear halfway, responded only fairly when asked, ran past beaten horses towards the line. |
| 9 | 1 | RACING FIGHTER (B285) | K H Chan | B/TT | Lacked early speed, ended up near the rear, came under pressure halfway, never going the pace to challenge. |
| 10 | 6 | RUN RUN COOL (E322) | H Bentley | B | Raced in midfield, hard pressed from 600M, failed to finish off. |
| 11 | 8 | PROSECCO (E457) | A Badel | -- | Obtained running in midfield, not quickened when driven out 500M, no extra final 200M. |
| 12 | 5 | NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE (G069) | R Maia | -- | Inconvenienced at the start, ended up racing towards the rear, found nothing when driven out halfway. Never involved on its debut run. |
| 13 | 7 | ASTRO KING (G148) | L Hewitson | CP | Held up behind mid-division, struggled to keep up passing 600M, weak in the finish. |
| 14 | 14 | STRIKING MR C (B141) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Driven to chase leaders along stands' rail, came under heavy pressure 600M from home, soon beaten, eased when no chance. (Roarer.) |
| 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 |