Race 9 (396)
THE HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | SELF FLIT (CB322) | W M Lai | B1 | On fence 3Ls off the lead 1200 M to 600 M out, 2Ls down and 2-wide at top of homestretch, led 250 M out, 2Ls clear at the 200 M out, kept on gamely, just held on. |
| 2 | 1 | BOWMAN'S CROSSING (CB138) | D Whyte | SR | Broke very badly, on fence 8Ls off the speed 1200 M out, 3-wide into home straight and 6Ls down, 2Ls down at the 200 M, kept on strongly, just failed. |
| 3 | 9 | GIFT (CB246) | S Dye | -- | On fence 6Ls off the pace 1200 M out, similarly placed but niggled along 600 M out, 4Ls down at top of home straight, staying on well to be 2Ls down 200 M out, kept on well but couldn't get to winner. |
| 4 | 10 | FANTASY (CB187) | S K Sit | -- | Raced 2-wide 5Ls off the pace 1200 M out, 3-wide 600 M out and still 5Ls down, staying on well when 3Ls down 200 M out, battled on well to be nearest at the finish. |
| 5 | 5 | KIDDYLAND (CC063) | F Coetzee | -- | Switched from wide gate to fence to be 10Ls off the pace 1200 M out, raced keenly in parts, 6Ls down and 2-wide into home straight, was short of room 200 M out when 3Ls down, didn't recover. |
| 6 | 14 | ELEGANT FASHION (CC190) | G Mosse | -- | Raced 2-wide 9Ls off the pace 1200 M out, had cover down the back straight when 8Ls down, nearest at the finish. |
| 7 | 6 | RIVER DANCER (CC109) | R Fradd | -- | Raced 2-wide 8Ls off the speed 1200 M out, had head up and keen 800 M out, 4-wide and 6Ls down entering straight, picked up nicely to be 3Ls down 200 M out, couldn't sustain run. |
| 8 | 2 | GOLDEN YEARS (CB010) | W C Marwing | -- | Had the run of the race on fence 2Ls off the pace through to 600 M out, 3-wide into home straight and 2Ls down, all out to remain within 2Ls of the lead 200 M out, faded steadily. |
| 9 | 11 | HO CHOI (CC187) | C Soumillon | B1 | Bumped exiting gates, 2-wide and about 4Ls or 5Ls off the pace from 1200 M out to home straight, 4Ls behind 200 M out, was always outpaced by leading pack. |
| 10 | 12 | DYNAMIC FUN (CB281) | O Doleuze | B | In 2nd place out 2-wide 1L off the speed from 1200 M out, led turning for home by 1L, headed by winner 250 M out, dropped away steadily. |
| 11 | 3 | BEVERLY GREEN (CC192) | D Dunn | -- | Shifted in exiting gates, raced 6Ls off the speed out 2-wide 1200 M out, driven along when 5Ls down and 3-wide entering straight, made no impression. |
| 12 | 7 | VICTORY WARRIOR (CA338) | E Legrix | -- | Soon led, 2Ls clear 1400 M out, was 1L to the good from 1200 M to 500 M out, headed at the top of the homestretch, dropped out steadily. |
| 13 | 8 | SURVEYOR (CC159) | G Schofield | SR-/B1 | Checked exiting gates, caught 4-wide without cover in places down back straight, 8Ls off the pace 1200 M out, 5-wide into home straight when 8Ls off the pace, never a factor. |
| 14 | 4 | JAZZ BEAT (CC172) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Awkwardly away, raced keenly early on, caught 3-wide without cover 4Ls off the speed at the 1200 M, 3-wide and 4Ls off the pace entering straight, no acceleration. |
| 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 |