Race 8 (290)
TAI TONG HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | STARTLING POWER (S204) | J Moreira | H-/B | Began well, restrained to sit behind leader, travelled well to straight, smooth headway to lead 200M, drew clear under confident handling. |
| 2 | 4 | SIGHT BELIEVER (P258) | K Teetan | B/H | Driven to take up the lead, unable to hold off winner mid-straight, kept on well for 2nd, well clear form rest. |
| 3 | 1 | PABLOSKY (S156) | N Rawiller | H/SR | Bustled along from wide barrier, chased leaders in 3rd, kept on steadily final 400M and not a serious threat to first two. |
| 4 | 3 | TURIN PEARL (P267) | O Doleuze | B | Settled in midfield along the 2-path, 5Ls off the pace middle stages, driven along 500M out, kept on evenly and not making much progress on leaders. |
| 5 | 6 | RUMBA KING (M172) | B Prebble | P | Held up in midfield, stayed on only fairly turning into straight, no impression on first two. |
| 6 | 11 | YOUNG RANGER (S435) | H W Lai | CP | Travelled in 4th, 5Ls off the pace 400M, ran on same speed final 300M. |
| 7 | 8 | BRAVE BROTHER (P016) | M Guyon | B | Settled behind midfield, lost ground when checked 700M, failed to quicken under pressure. |
| 8 | 2 | NOBLE ALPHA (M339) | G Mosse | P | Towards the rear, well off the pace going into final 400M, made limited progress on straightening. |
| 9 | 5 | VANILLA (P439) | N Callan | -- | Outpaced early stages, 2nd last making the turn for home, finished off final quarter fastest, best work late stages. |
| 10 | 7 | SMILING WATCH (M325) | M L Yeung | B/H | Behind mid-division, 7Ls off the pace turning for home, not quickened under pressure, weakened final 150M. |
| 11 | 9 | MIDNITE PROMISE (S379) | C K Tong | B | Began only fairly, settled towards the rear in 10th, plenty to make up turning home, not picked up under pressure. |
| 12 | 12 | MEDIC KINGDOM (N238) | M Chadwick | P-/H/XB/B2 | Began very awkwardly, failed to muster speed, trailed in last over 10Ls behind leader, didn't respond to riding at any stage. |
| 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 |