Race 9 (591)
PACIFIC OCEAN HANDICAP Rating:105-80 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | BULLISH FRIEND (N333) | M Chadwick | TT | Ridden forward from outside draw to sit one-off behind leader at turn. Distant 3rd entering straight, dug in from 200m to gradually overhaul leader. |
| 2 | 8 | SHAHJEE (M151) | C Y Lui | B | Jumped well and hard ridden to pull 3-lengths clear at 800m. Kicked ahead entering straight, still well clear 200m, run down final stages. |
| 3 | 12 | NEW DEERFIELD (N005) | T Berry | B/TT | Outpaced and dropped to last, moving closer to fence. Improved around turn, took rails run in straight, finished strongly. |
| 4 | 13 | MASQUERADER (N234) | R Fourie | B | Flopped out start, raced keenly from 1000m, then close to heels dropping back. Taken wide 400m, ran on strongly, shifting out under pressure from 200m. |
| 5 | 4 | IMPERIAL ROME (N012) | W C Marwing | TT | Checked start, dropping back and moving closer to rail. Improved position around turn, followed winner from 300m, making ground to the line. |
| 6 | 5 | LITTLE COW (N444) | Z Purton | TT | Jumped with field and kept behind pace 2-back the fence. Distant 4th entering straight but kept on steadily to be closest at finish. |
| 7 | 7 | COSMIC BOOM (N019) | D Whyte | H/XB/TT | Ridden forward from wide draw but was close on heels 1000m and kept wide without cover. Was close on heels again 600, but finished off OK when clear. |
| 8 | 6 | BUNDLE OF LOVE (N324) | B Prebble | -- | Jumped well and patiently ridden along rail behind tearaway leader. Was 2nd into straight and still there at 200m before swamped final stages. |
| 9 | 3 | FINAL ANSWER (CL178) | O Doleuze | XB/TT | Crowded start but recovered and soon racing on his own behind midfield. Taken out 400m to make run but only one-paced. |
| 10 | 1 | STRAIGHT GOLD (N089) | J McDonald | H/SB/XB | Outpaced early and soon in last pair, dropping to last entering straight. Taken widest 400m and made up some late ground. |
| 11 | 2 | AMBER SKY (N241) | A Suborics | H/XB | Began awkwardly and shifted out abruptly. but then made up ground along fence to be 6th entering straight. One-paced after that. Blood in trachea. |
| 12 | 10 | TOUCH GO (CL254) | W M Lai | -- | Unbalanced start, recovered and raced on his own behind midfield to straight. Found little under hard riding final 400m. |
| 13 | 14 | COUR VALANT (P190) | Y T Cheng | -- | Began well and ridden forward from widest draw but then trapped wide and raced without cover. Started to give ground after entering straight. |
| 14 | 11 | CELESTIAL CENTURY (P172) | H W Lai | TT | Jumped OK but proved difficult to settle before turn and then checked. Gave ground soon after entering straight. |
| 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 |