Race 8 (422)
HIMALAYAS HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | SCHNITZER (BH252) | M Clarke | -- | Always well there. Improved to 2L 2nd at 400 M. Challenged strongly under vigorous riding final 200 M to gain upper hand closing stages. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 1 | CALIFORNIA GOLD (BK094) | F Coetzee | -- | Prominent. Took up running from 1000 M and went clear into straight. Looked certain at 200 M but unable to hold winner towards finish. |
| 3 | 7 | PHANTASY WAY (BG343) | B Marcus | -- | Sluggish at start. Made steady headway from rear rounding home bend to be midfield early straight. Ran on well final 200 M but late. |
| 4 | 3 | FOOK WELL (BL095) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Never far off leaders to straight. Kept on quite well though without threatening. |
| 5 | 8 | A SECRET WEAPON (BK164) | K H Ting | -- | Settled in 8th or 9th to straight. Ran home well to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 12 | CALL ME SPECIAL (BJ211) | D Gauci | -- | Quite well there before dropping to midfield home bend. One-paced under pressure in straight. |
| 7 | 4 | HELENE DELIGHT (BG330) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Rear to straight. Kept on steadily. |
| 8 | 6 | MONKEY SAINT (BJ267) | G Childs | -- | In first 3 to 350 M. Weakened. |
| 9 | 11 | WOODS VENTURE (BL184) | C K Tse | -- | Never seen with a chance. |
| 10 | 13 | TOLLWAY (BK214) | J K S Ho | -- | Well back early. Made moderate progress home bend but was swinging wide into straight. Soon beaten. |
| 11 | 10 | SIR MICHAEL (BL051) | K S Lam | -- | Made no show. |
| 12 | 9 | GOLDEN LUCK (BE047) | D Lee | -- | Improved to be 4th from 900 M to straight. Unable quicken under pressure from 400 M. |
| 13 | 5 | ALACRITY (BL124) | K C Chan | -- | Midfield to home turn. Lost some ground when shifting out entering straight. Weakened. |
| 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 |