Race 9 (055)
BEECH HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | RICE FIELD (CE134) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Broke well from poor draw, settling wide in just behind midfield. Commenced move upon straightening and quickened well to take charge 100 M out. |
| 2 | 8 | CALIFORNIA BISHOP (CD351) | S K Sit | TT | Attempted to make all. Went 1L clear into straight but unable to sustain effort and worn down closing stages. |
| 3 | 11 | THISTLE KING (CE231) | D Whyte | -- | Raced 3Ls off the pace on rails in 4th. Moved closer rounding home bend. Came to challenge inside 300 M. Ran on well but no quite match the speed of fast-finishing winner. Narrowly missed 2nd place. |
| 4 | 3 | TIME SUPREME (CE012) | M Nunes | -- | Began very slowly losing ground. Trailed the field to straight. Did not find much room early on. Finished off race strongly inside final 200 M. |
| 5 | 2 | FEARLESS (CH301) | Z Purton | -- | Travelled on rails in midfield. No clear passage after straightening until passing 200 M. Produced moderate late impression closing stages. |
| 6 | 10 | DASH AHEAD (CD199) | H W Lai | SR | Settled in rear. Wide into straight. Made up good ground down centre of track to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 6 | LHOJONG (CG281) | Y T Cheng | B/SR | Settled in 5th in forward of midfield. Still some 3Ls off the lead when 7th entering home straight. Fought on steadily under pressure without quickening. |
| 8 | 9 | FIVE GRAINS (CB280) | K Shea | -- | Towards rear. Produced moderate impression passing 200 M. |
| 9 | 5 | SIKANDER (CG080) | W M Lai | -- | Towards rear. Kept on steadily in straight without quickening. (Mucus.) |
| 10 | 12 | SIR LAGO (CH268) | F Coetzee | -- | Prominent. In 3L 3rd around home bend and still prominent turning in. Kept on until finding no extra inside final 200 M. |
| 11 | 1 | WHATABOB (CD213) | O Doleuze | CP-/B2/TT | Raced very wide down far side in close-up 2nd position. Crossed to inside to race one-out-one-back around home bend. Dropped out shortly after straightening. |
| 12 | 4 | INFINITE DELIGHT (CG314) | G Mosse | BO | Broke well, settling 3-wide in midfield. Produced short-lived effort after straightening and dropped out from 200 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 |