Race 8 (255)
MIDLAND FINANCIAL GROUP - 'THE BEST IS WITH US' HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | FIVE CLUBS (CL317) | K C Leung | -- | Tracked leaders, finished best of all going into final 200M, got up near 50M and prevailed in a blanket finish. |
| 2 | 6 | VINTAGE HUSSLER (CL266) | M L Yeung | B | Sat prominently just off the pace, put in a strong bid final 250M and looked one of the possible winners, all out final stages and was just denied in a blanket finish. |
| 3 | 1 | SPACE RACE (M222) | G Mosse | TT | Within striking distance, strongly challenged final 300M and pushed first two all the way to the line. |
| 4 | 14 | CASTLE HERO (M257) | M Barzalona | H/TT | Handily placed just off the pace, responded well under a vigorous ride passing halfway, led inside 300M, kept on to line only caught by pursuers final stages. |
| 5 | 10 | SUPREME JEWELLERY (M296) | D Whyte | B | Shared the lead, lost lead 300M out but kept grinding away between horses. Not beaten far. |
| 6 | 5 | RED LUCKY STAR (M074) | Z Purton | CP-/B1 | Travelled strongly behind midfield, held up for clear running inside 350M, attempted a run down the stands' rail 150M out but was unsuccessful, would have been closer. (Protest against the 4th overruled.) |
| 7 | 11 | SUPREME TAIJI (CL065) | M Chadwick | B | Slow to begin, soon recovered to track leaders, didn't have the clearest runs in the crucial stages of the race when tightened for room 250-100M, kept on well to the line and could have been closer. |
| 8 | 13 | ALWAYS WELL (M112) | G Cheyne | B- | Slow to begin, settled near last, made some headway from 350M but never got to the leaders. |
| 9 | 2 | XI YING MEN (CL352) | Y T Cheng | B | Went forward sharing the lead and maintained a steady pace, weakened inside 200M, steadied nearing 100M and out of contention. |
| 10 | 12 | THE PRINCE (CL241) | M Du Plessis | B/TT | In mid-division, kept on same pace under pressure, never a threat to leaders. |
| 11 | 9 | SMART KIDS (CL253) | K C Ng | TT | Raced towards the rear after an awkward start, unable to obtain a clear run when placed close to the heels of a rival passing 400M, ran into trouble late stages and was severely checked. |
| 12 | 8 | POLYMER WIN (M399) | H W Lai | B1 | Lacked pace, raced in the rear, pushed along in the middle stages to stay in touch, kept on same pace final 400M. |
| 13 | 7 | HANNIBAL BARCA (M367) | N Callan | -- | In midfield, pushed along 400M out, outpaced and weakened passing 200M. |
| 14 | 4 | DANE PATROL (CL078) | O Doleuze | B-/TT | Close up behind leaders along the stands' rail, not quickened when driven out halfway, eased when met with interferences approaching and passing 200M. |
| 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 |