Race 10 (749)
NEEDLE HILL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | KEEFY (G306) | J Moreira | -- | From wide draw moved up to chase leaders, caught wide no cover, quickened up strongly to lead 250M out, drew well clear to win comfortably. |
| 2 | 8 | ESCAPE ROUTE (E273) | A Badel | H | Crossed to a 2-wide position behind midfield, stayed on passing 400M, did best work final 200M to take 2nd close home. No threat to runaway winner. |
| 3 | 5 | DECRYPT (D129) | A Hamelin | TT | In touch behind leaders, switched away from fence 500M, closed off moderately to take 3rd without troubling the winner. |
| 4 | 1 | CAPTAIN WIN (E466) | Z Purton | XB | Taken back from wide draw, reserved in last 9Ls behind, difficult to settle middle stages, had no clear run early straight before finishing off nicely to claim 4th in a blanket finish for minor placings. |
| 5 | 10 | SUPER WINNER (C341) | H Bentley | TT | Went forward as expected, crossed to the lead before home turn, headed by winner250M, held 2nd until very late stages, swamped by rivals a few strides from the line. |
| 6 | 12 | THE HULK (C431) | R Maia | -- | Shifted across behind runners after the start, held up towards the rear, stayed on final 400M without troubling leaders. |
| 7 | 6 | GOLDEN LINK (D222) | M Chadwick | -- | Always prominent chasing leader 2-wide, battled on early straight and held on 3rd until 150M, swamped by rivals late. |
| 8 | 11 | ENCOUNTERED (G236) | M F Poon | TT1 | Raced keenly in midfield, had every chance from 400M but never going the pace to challenge leaders. |
| 9 | 14 | HIGH CLOUD (G351) | L Hewitson | XB/SR1 | Soon crossed to the fence from draw 9, settled down midfield, fought on same pace from 400M, not reach leaders. |
| 10 | 2 | KASA PAPA (G312) | K C Leung | CP1 | Restrained to race behind midfield, proved difficult to settle middle stages, hard driven turning home but gave limited response, never threatened. |
| 11 | 9 | GALLANT CROWN (D359) | H T Mo | B/TT | Held up near last, wide into straight, failed to pick up pace, never able to challenge. |
| 12 | 4 | MASTER HERO (D501) | L Ferraris | XB/TT | Chased leader, couldn't go on turning home, soon beaten and weakened away. |
| 13 | 13 | GREAT BRILLIANT (G287) | H W Lai | -- | Raced in midfield, came under pressure 700M, soon beaten top of straight and eased. |
| 14 | 7 | MOONLIGHT VISTA (G238) | L Currie | -- | Began awkwardly, always near the rear, gave no response when urged along from 500M. Never in the picture. |
| 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 |