Race 9 (273)
ARSENAL DIVIDED HANDICAP (Div 1) Rating:105-64 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section -1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | GONLARGO (BV191) | M de Montfort | -- | Inconvenienced at start, settled towards rear. Steadily improved to midfield at 1100 M. Ran on from 400 M to hit the front 100 M out. Held on well. |
| 2 | 13 | COURAGE STAR (BT054) | C H Tse | -- | Sat behind leader, took lead from 300 M. Headed 100 M out but kept on gamely to just miss. |
| 3 | 4 | SHAXI FORTUNE (BT096) | D Whyte | B | Better than midfield. Made gradual ground from 300 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 2 | SPECIAL (BP114) | C Williams | -- | Midfield. Ran on steadily final 200 M. |
| 5 | 1 | IDOL (BV313) | E Saint-Martin | B- | Jumped awkwardly, settled at rear. Made up good ground final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 6 | 6 | FLORAL JOY (BT032) | G Mosse | -- | Made running to 400 M. Kept on quite well until beginning to tire closing stages. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 11 | MIGHTY DRAGON (CA101) | R Fradd | V1 | Jumped awkwardly, almost unseated rider and was near rear. Made steady progress in home straight. |
| 8 | 8 | TOY WARRIOR (BT164) | J Egan | -- | Midfield. Short-lived effort from 300 M. One-paced final 150 M. |
| 9 | 3 | RED SUN (CA046) | F Coetzee | TT1 | In touch. Improved to be outside leader from 1000 M. Steadily weakened from 300 M. |
| 10 | 7 | DEPECHE MODE (BV239) | C Brown | TT | Rear of midfield. Made up some ground final 200 M. |
| 11 | 10 | IRONIC COMMANDER (BV155) | E Legrix | B | Began awkwardly, quickly recovered to be close-up. Kept on one pace in the straight, weakened close home. |
| 12 | 12 | IMPRESSIONIST (BT077) | S Dye | B | At rear throughout, never in contention. |
| 13 | 14 | FLYING FLYING (BT230) | Y T Cheng | -- | Towards rear. Tailed off from 250 M. |
| 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 |