Race 9 (379)
CRYSTAL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | FLYING UNICORN (M087) | B Prebble | -- | Broke fast, disputed lead, settled second one off, challenged two off, led 200m out, just held on. |
| 2 | 9 | LOVING STAR (M382) | O Doleuze | -- | Slow break, one off mid-rear, widest of all into straight, gained strongly last 200m, just failed. |
| 3 | 8 | PEPPERMINT (M192) | M Du Plessis | -- | Broke sideways, bumped hard, recovered to fifth rail, inside bid, finished well under driving. |
| 4 | 5 | YUE LU TREASURE (CJ184) | C W Wong | -- | Broke well, settled fourth one off, every chance straight, kept on without kick. |
| 5 | 7 | SHIFACHI TRADITION (L013) | M Guyon | SR | Fair break, bumped and checked, briefly lost action, recovered to midfield one off, mid-track bid, kept on quite well under strong handling. |
| 6 | 2 | JIMSON THE BEST (L016) | K C Ng | -- | Quickly away, hard ridden for early speed, not pace to lead, settled third rail five lengths behind leader, always looking for room when field bunched straight, not quite pace to take gaps, kept on steadily. |
| 7 | 3 | BLESSING (CJ337) | T Angland | -- | Sluggish start, mid-rear rail, looking for run early straight, blocked until switched wide last 100m, powerful late finish. |
| 8 | 1 | NICE FOLKS (L421) | W M Lai | H/CP | Fair break, ridden hard for early speed, sixth one off, bid six wide into straight, modest progress. |
| 9 | 10 | BOSAMBO (N104) | T Clark | -- | Broke well, midfield rail, bid five wide into straight, kept on without being to threaten. |
| 10 | 4 | TOM'S EIGHTH (L087) | G Mosse | B/TT | Missed break, last rail, inside bid, driven but only modest progress. |
| 11 | 12 | DR SUPER (N096) | D Whyte | B/TT | Fast away, disputed early lead, then led rail, breather until straight, tried to kick but one pace, faded late, substantial blood in trachea. |
| 12 | 11 | EASTERN EMPIRE (L172) | N Callan | B-/TT | Broke in air, mid-rear one off, came wide straight, soon beaten. |
| 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 |