Race 8 (355)
CINERARIA HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | BULLETPROOF (D219) | R Maia | V | Taken back from wide draw, settled towards the rear, responded well under top weight on straightening, did best work final 200M getting up last stride. (Trainer questioned re the horse's improved performance.) |
| 2 | 5 | GOLDEN BULL (H019) | M F Poon | TT | Shifted across from wide draw, settled down midfield, swung wide into straight, made good headway from 400M, led 150M out, caught last stride. |
| 3 | 10 | RUN RUN BUDDY (H006) | Z Purton | CP | Began awkwardly, moved up to track leaders, briefly led mid-straight, not finishing pace of first 2 final 150M, held on 3rd just. |
| 4 | 2 | FORERUNNER (G465) | H Bowman | -- | Began fairly, took up a midfield spot along the fence, 3-4Ls off the pace home turn, kept on steadily to line, just missed 3rd. |
| 5 | 13 | GALLANT HERO (E480) | H T Mo | BO-/XB- | Switched off to race towards the rear, saved ground on inside throughout, closed off moderately final 400M. |
| 6 | 12 | STRONGEST BOY (H027) | A Badel | B | Held up in mid-division along the 2-path, switched wide 600M, closed off mildly early straight, held by first few final 150M. |
| 7 | 3 | THE HULK (C431) | C Y Ho | -- | Away well, soon restrained to a position behind midfield, driven along 800M, widest into straight, stayed on without threat. |
| 8 | 9 | ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) | C L Chau | TT | Began well from draw 1, never far off leaders, 4th at 400M, fought on one paced towards the line. |
| 9 | 4 | HELENE WISDOM STAR (D460) | L Ferraris | B/H/TT | Positioned ahead of midfield, held up for clear running early straight but ran on at same pace afterwards. Never dangerous. |
| 10 | 7 | YOUNG VICTORY (D399) | L Hewitson | TT | Hustled along from the start, moved up to lead 650M, caught mid-straight, weakened towards the line. |
| 11 | 6 | KASI FARASI (B385) | S De Sousa | -- | From draw 14 shifted across to race as the back-marker, held up briefly passing 400M, closed off fairly when clear. (Jockey : didn't show the same turn of foot it had at its last start when able to obtain a midfield position.) |
| 12 | 8 | GANG OF BROTHERS (G046) | H Bentley | V | Caught 3-wide chasing leaders, fought hard to stay in contention early straight, no extra final 250M. |
| 13 | 14 | SMILING MOON (G281) | H N Wong | CP-/B1 | From draw 11 moved up vying for the lead, caught wide no cover, gave ground in the straight and finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.) |
| 14 | 11 | VANQUISHER (H131) | K Teetan | SR1/TT1 | Rushed forward, vied for lead on inside, struggled to keep up 600M, soon gave ground, heavily eased. (Irregular Heart Rhythm.) |
| 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 |