Race 8 (473)
TAI HING HANDICAP Rating:100-75 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | YOUNG CHAMPION (J195) | B Avdulla | B/E | Jumped only fairly, restrained to race in midfield 4Ls back, showed good turn of foot when shifted out to challenge early straight, ran on strongly to get up near 70M. |
| 2 | 1 | HEALTHY HAPPY (D435) | E C W Wong | B/TT | Chased leader 2-wide, took over on straightening, fought well under 7lb claimer, led until 70M when headed by fast finishing winner. |
| 3 | 5 | DANCING CODE (G365) | R Moore | B/TT | Away in line, maintained a midfield position 3-4Ls off pace, into clear passing 400M, did best work late to claim 3rd. |
| 4 | 7 | OUTGATE (H113) | A Badel | H/TT | From draw 1 obtained a midfield spot early before improving to track leaders home turn, fought on steadily over final 400M, just missed 3rd in a driving finish. |
| 5 | 2 | CHIU CHOW SPIRIT (H175) | K C Leung | B/TT | From wide draw dropped back to a rearward spot 6Ls off the pace, ran on mildly over final 400M for a non-threatening 5th. |
| 6 | 11 | LUCY IN THE SKY (J275) | K Teetan | H-/TT | Settled ahead of midfield never far off from the pace, raced keenly in the middle stages, in 3rd spot passing 400M, fought hard but not going the pace of first two 200M, run ended close home dropped to 6th. |
| 7 | 9 | LADY'S CHOICE (H155) | M L Yeung | B | Jumped on terms, soon took up the lead setting a steady pace, headed top of the straight but refused to give in, peaked on its run 200M and faded towards the line. |
| 8 | 6 | TOURBILLON PRINCE (H122) | L Hewitson | TT | Caught wide in the early stages then dropped back and conserved near the rear, had some work to do 400M, made some progress up to 100M but was then held up and not ridden out to the line. |
| 9 | 10 | LOVERO (H451) | Y L Chung | TT | Settled behind midfield 4-5Ls back, in similar position turning for home, ran home only fairly and was never a threat to leaders. |
| 10 | 3 | RAMADAN (K309) | H Bowman | XB1 | Jumped only fairly, given a waiting ride at the rear, 7Ls off the pace in middle stages, hung in under pressure in the home straight and responded only fairly to riding. Never involved. |
| 11 | 8 | FLAMING RABBIT (H257) | P N Wong | SR/XB | Lacked sufficient pace to cross runners on inside, ended up racing wide no cover throughout, came under serious pressure 500M, soon weakened out of contention. (Jockey : didn't fully stretch out in the straight.) |
| 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 |