Race 8 (323)
PEONY HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | ROUNDABOUT (T352) | J Moreira | SR | Held up 2-wide in midfield, held position to the turn, chased well from 450m, gained narrow lead 150M and kept going well to pull away near the finish. |
| 2 | 4 | BEAUTY KINGDOM (T189) | Z Purton | B/TT | Strode forward from wide barrier, tracked leader in a steadily run race, hit lead briefly mid-straight, rallied on when headed 150M, held by winner towards the finish but easily accounted for the rest. |
| 3 | 12 | KA YING KID (P189) | C Schofield | H/XB | Close up in 4th, 3-wide 500M and moved up to challenge, couldn't match strides with first 2 passing 200M, kept on but non-threatening 3rd. |
| 4 | 2 | WINSTON'S LAD (T348) | B Prebble | -- | Jumped on terms, settled ahead of midfield along the rail, held up early straight but couldn't quicken enough to challenge first 2 over final 300M. |
| 5 | 14 | ORIONIDS (V355) | H T Mo | H/TT | Urged forward under 10lb claimer, steadied the pace once in the lead, led down the straight until 250M, faded late stages. |
| 6 | 8 | ROMAN IMPERO (V371) | K C Ng | TT | Well placed in 3rd tracking leading pair, couldn't come on when pace quickened 400M, no threat in the run home. |
| 7 | 5 | VICTORY DAY (V079) | M L Yeung | CP/TT | Settled down 5Ls behind midfield, moved closer passing 600M, stayed on fairly entering straight, not reach leaders. |
| 8 | 10 | DESMIOS (T142) | S De Sousa | -- | Dropped back from wide draw, difficult to settle 1000M when pace slackened, 6Ls off the pace 400M, gave limited response and never a threat to leaders. |
| 9 | 9 | STARSHIP (V379) | N Callan | B1 | Towards the rear 5-6Ls off the steady pace, couldn't muster the speed to be closer passing 450M, never got involved. |
| 10 | 6 | FABULOUS NOVEMBER (N342) | K Teetan | CP | Slow to begin, ended up near the rear 4th from last, kept on same pace turning in, never in contention. |
| 11 | 7 | SWISS WARRIOR (A042) | A Badel | -- | Caught wide no cover in midfield from draw 12, moved closer to pace home turn, tried hard but couldn't go on passing 250M, weakened to line. |
| 12 | 3 | ISTANBUL BEY (A111) | C Y Ho | -- | Settled down in rear 7Ls off the slow pace, driven passing 500M but made no progress. |
| 13 | 1 | MY GIFT (V242) | O Doleuze | B1/XB1 | Eased back to rear after the jump, 7-8Ls off the pace middle stages, not quickened under pressure 350M, made no impression on debut. |
| 14 | 13 | DRAGON DANCE (V409) | K K Chiong | B | Began only fairly, improved to a midfield position along the rail, couldn't keep up inside 350M and weakened noticeably. |
| 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 |