Race 8 (343)
THE IRELAND TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:95-75 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | BEST GIFT (CD296) | C Soumillon | TT | Awkward start, 13Ls off pace in 12th when 2-wide at 1400 M, improved to 3Ls off speed in midfield when 5-wide off final bend, a neck 2nd at 200 M and scraped home in bobbing finish. |
| 2 | 1 | GREEN TREASURE (CD225) | D Whyte | -- | 3 back the fence 7Ls behind in 6th at 1400 M, 1L down in 4th off home turn and led over 200 M out, rallied under pressure final 100 M and lost only on a bob of heads. |
| 3 | 4 | SUMMERLAND (CD074) | G Schofield | TT | 11Ls behind in 11th when 2-wide at 1400 M, without clear room when 5Ls off pace in 13th and 4-wide off final bend, ran on strongly once clear 350 M out for a place, nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 2 | SUPER COMBED (CB392) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Dropped out 14Ls last 1400 M out, 4-wide off home turn when 6Ls behind, finished off strongly, never nearer. |
| 5 | 11 | SPRINTER (CA067) | H W Lai | B | Always 3-wide without cover, 8Ls off pace in 7th at 1400 M, improved to be 5-wide off home turn and 1L behind in 3rd, no chance with principals but still plugged on fairly well. |
| 6 | 8 | WIND WINNER (CD266) | M Rodd | -- | On fence 4Ls down in 4th at 1400 M, pressed on to be a neck 2nd out 2-wide off home turn, brief lead 300 M out but soon headed and faded out steadily. |
| 7 | 9 | FIRST AMONG EQUALS (CC327) | O Doleuze | B | 10Ls off pace in 10th on fence at 1400 M, 3Ls behind in mid-division on fence at final bend, failed to quicken up. |
| 8 | 12 | KINGFIELD (CD215) | W M Lai | B | 8Ls behind in 8th on fence at 1400 M, 3Ls behind in midfield at 400 M and 200 M, no extra. |
| 9 | 3 | LIBERAL'S CHOICE (CC345) | A Delpech | -- | Very wide at first bend but pressed on to lead by 1L at 1600 M, headed to be a neck 2nd at 1400 M, vied for lead until home straight, swamped over 200 M out, faded. |
| 10 | 13 | LANCETTIER (CD338) | Y T Cheng | TT | Dropped out 13Ls off pace one from rear at 1400 M, 4Ls down in 12th off final bend when without clear running, not much dash when clear. |
| 11 | 6 | AMBITIOUS TYCOON (CB157) | E Saint-Martin | SR | 6Ls behind leader in 5th when 2-wide at 1400 M, covered up in same position about 3Ls off pace entering home straight, one-paced from then on. |
| 12 | 5 | CYPRESS HILL (CE061) | G Mosse | B | 3-wide with cover when 10Ls behind in 9th at 1400 M, worse than midfield and 4-wide on straightening when 4Ls off pace, posed little threat. |
| 13 | 10 | SING FAY FAY (CE074) | B Prebble | -- | 4Ls off pace when 2-wide in 3rd at 1400 M, 4-wide off final bend when 2Ls behind in 5th, very weaken thereafter. |
| 14 | 14 | LUCKY HANDS (CD159) | M W Leung | V | Keen early on, pressed on to lead by a neck out 2-wide at 1400 M, disputed lead until 600 M out, under pressure to keep entering straight and quickly swamped. (Bled.) |
| 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 |