Race 8 (515)
THE SAUNDERS TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:40-16 1800m Sha Tin Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | BE A FRIEND (BM133) | K M So | -- | Broke well from outside draw and led. 3Ls clear at 800 M. Challenged from 400 M. Battled on gamely. |
| 2 | 1 | MOST DELIGHTED (BJ034) | A Marcus | -- | Midfield early. Moved up to be prominent at 1600 M. Behind leader into straight. Challenged 400 M out. Effort not sustained close home. |
| 3 | 2 | WIN LABEL (BJ265) | P Robinson | -- | Slowly away and was hampered at start. Steady progress from 500 M to be midfield into straight. Ran on well final 300 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 4 | APPLAUSE FOR ME (BL169) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Mainly in touch. Made up good ground final 300 M. |
| 5 | 10 | OWNERS' SUCCESS (BK230) | G Boss | -- | Worse than midfield. Sustained effort around home bend. Made up good ground final 300 M. |
| 6 | 12 | DIVINE EXPRESS (BM004) | A Munro | -- | Mainly towards rear. Ran on steadily in straight. |
| 7 | 6 | HANDSOME BILLY (BM230) | P Payne | -- | Better than midfield. Moderate progress from home bend but was one-paced final 200 M. |
| 8 | 3 | WINFORD (BK187) | T Kwok | -- | Towards rear early. Steady progress from 1200 M to be close up 3rd into striaght. No extra. |
| 9 | 8 | ZAKARAD (BK223) | B Marcus | -- | In touch early and soon outpaced to midfield. Dropped towards rear from 700 M. Kept on one pace in home straight. (Demoted.) |
| 10 | 9 | MING RIVER (BK007) | W Woods | -- | Mainly midfield. Good headway from 500 M. Weakened inside final 200 M. |
| 11 | 7 | SUNNYLAND (BH236) | K H Ting | -- | At rear throughout. Never seen with a chance. (Demoted.) |
| 12 | 5 | COLD KILLER (BK053) | L F Chung | -- | Midfield early. Dropped out steadily to the back from 1400 M. Ran past beaten horses final 200 M. |
| 13 | 11 | RABBIT BO BO (BK144) | W M Lai | -- | Well there to 600 M. Soon tired. |
| 14 | 13 | OPERATION SMILE (BM222) | P W Kong | -- | Prominent briefly and soon dropped to midfield. Under pressure from 800 M, but no response. |
| 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 |