Race 8 (467)
THE MERLION HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | KASI FARASI (B385) | C Wong | H/TT | Up with early pace, eased back to track leaders on settling, quickened up well to lead 200M, kept kicking to hold off challenger for narrow win. |
| 2 | 14 | GOD OF DRAGON (B108) | S De Sousa | -- | Guided to a rail position behind midfield 4-5Ls off the pace, had difficulty obtaining clear run early straight, stayed on strongly over final 250M to just miss. |
| 3 | 10 | YOUNG LEGEND (B097) | Z Purton | TT | Tracked leaders along 2-path, raced keenly, checked early straight, battled on between horses, got up for 3rd 50M but always held by winner. |
| 4 | 12 | BETTER CHOICE (A383) | M F Poon | -- | Dropped back to race near the rear, 5Ls to make up 400M, finished off honestly down outside to claim 4th. |
| 5 | 8 | MIGHTY MAVERICK (V150) | U Rispoli | PC/TT | From draw 14 unable to get closer than 3-wide, raced without cover outside the lead, fought on well to lead briefly mid-straight, run ended 100M lost several places near line. |
| 6 | 5 | UNICORNBABY (C203) | R Bayliss | -- | Taken back from wide draw, raced near last 7Ls off the pace, closed off reasonably well down outside, raced tight between rivals late. |
| 7 | 3 | FARSHAD (B238) | H N Wong | P | Restrained to race behind midfield, difficult to settle 1000M, peeled out to challenge in straight, made late headway without threatening. |
| 8 | 7 | SPLENDID TIMING (C161) | C Schofield | -- | Held up 3Ls off leader in midfield, saved ground on inside, not clear run 200M, switched but couldn't finish well enough. |
| 9 | 4 | MR WEALTH (B265) | N Callan | H/P | Began only fairly, settled down 3-wide in midfield, kept chasing early straight and had his chance, weakened 100M. |
| 10 | 11 | HIGH VOLATILITY (V081) | K C Leung | B- | Pressed forward, led along fence from 1050M, headed passing 300M, no extra final 200M. |
| 11 | 13 | TRAVEL FIRST (T098) | W M Lai | B/TT | Settled down in midfield, 7th at 400M, unable to obtain clear running mid-straight and not tested over final 200M. |
| 12 | 9 | VOYAGE KING (B168) | K Teetan | B/TT | From draw 12 crossed to race 3-wide ahead of mid-division, battled on same speed turning home, faded 150M. |
| 13 | 6 | MANNA FROM HEAVEN (C261) | A Sanna | -- | Began awkwardly, sat in last 8Ls off the lead, couldn't quicken in straight, never involved. |
| 14 | 1 | LAND GRANT (V131) | G van Niekerk | B/XB | Vied for lead on outside, commenced to weaken inside 350M, dropped out tamely. (Jockey : gave ground rapidly early straight, eased down as the horse may have gone amiss.) |
| 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 |