Race 8 (286)
CONNAUGHT HANDICAP (Turf) Rating:56-32 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | EXPEDIENT (BT046) | A Munro | -- | Broke well and soon led. Drew 3Ls clear entering straight and won unchallenged. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 6 | YOUR TURN (BS184) | S K Sit | -- | Prominent early. Shied from running rail, became unbalanced and dropped towards midfield passing 1000 M. Made up good ground final 300 M despite ducking out sharply at 200 M. (Bled.) |
| 3 | 14 | BAYVIEW KING (BS196) | D Harrison | -- | Jumped awkwardly and was behind midfield. Moved out when meeting interference passing 1000 M. Steady progress from 600 M and ran on well final 200 M. |
| 4 | 9 | MERRY STAR (BT070) | M Hills | -- | Towards rear. Ran on well final 300 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 10 | SAM'S COLT (BT071) | K H Ting | -- | Slowly away and was at the back. Made up some ground along fence final 200 M. |
| 6 | 1 | JEWEL OF KENTUCKY (BS111) | F Coetzee | -- | Last to turning in. Made up ground from 400 M to 100 M. One-paced thereafter. |
| 7 | 11 | SUNNY DAY (BT023) | D Whyte | -- | Always prominent. Steadied passing 200 M when runner-up ducked out. Weakened gradually final 150 M. |
| 8 | 4 | HERO'S WAY (BS137) | G Mosse | -- | Began fairly and was settled towards rear. Minor interference passing 1000 M. Made moderate improvement final 200 M. |
| 9 | 7 | BEAUTY FOUNTAIN (BS290) | B Doyle | -- | Behind midfield. Made up some ground final 200 M until steadied between horses 50 M out. Did not recover. |
| 10 | 2 | HOLLYWOOD STAR (BS078) | K Fallon | -- | Began well and settled in midfield. Steadied at 800 M and made steady progress turning in. Held some chance from 300 M to 150 M. Gradually weakened thereafter. |
| 11 | 8 | JOYFUL STAR (BT108) | B Marcus | B | Prominent. Mainly 2nd from 900 M to 300 M. Weakened gradually. |
| 12 | 12 | WIN STAR (BS285) | E Legrix | -- | Broke well and settled in forward midfield. Unable to quicken in straight and weakened final 150 M. |
| 13 | 13 | CREAM OF THE CROP (BP325) | D Lee | -- | Began well and dropped steadily to behind midfield. Weakened further in straight. |
| 14 | 5 | INDIAN LANCER (BS123) | S King | -- | Forward midfield early. Checked and clipped heels passing 1000 M. Tailed off 300 M out. |
| 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 |