Race 9 (449)
THE HONG KONG CLASSIC CUP Rating:- 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | HEALTHY HAPPY (D435) | A Badel | V/TT | Began well, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably to turn, kept on very well in straight to hold off the challengers. |
| 2 | 10 | RUSSIAN EMPEROR (E198) | M L Yeung | XB/B1 | Shifted in at start and made contact, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out after passing 600M, very wide turning in, finished off strongly to take 2nd, nearest on line. |
| 3 | 7 | SHADOW HERO (E056) | Z Purton | CP | Jumped well, positioned on rail slightly better than midfield, 2 wide on turn, closed off well to take a place, lost 2nd last stride. |
| 4 | 2 | EXCELLENT PROPOSAL (D386) | B Shinn | E | Made contact at start, raced 2 wide towards rear, commenced move after passing 600M, very wide turning in, finished off well to make frame. |
| 5 | 4 | TOURBILLON DIAMOND (E054) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Made contact at start, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, commenced move after passing 600M, very wide turning in, showed good response early in straight, peaked 150M, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 6 | 12 | PACKING WALTHAM (D457) | M Chadwick | CP-/B1/TT | Crowded on jumping, raced at rear on the inside, moved closer along the rail on turn, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. |
| 7 | 1 | SKY DARCI (D088) | J Moreira | TT | Moderately away, raced 2 wide behind midfield, wider after passing 500M, no clear running until final 50M, not able to test properly. |
| 8 | 3 | LUCKY EXPRESS (D026) | K Teetan | E/TT | Crowded on jumping, positioned on rail slightly behind midfield, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, no clear running until passing 150M, showed limited response thereafter. |
| 9 | 14 | SEA OF LIFE (D428) | A Hamelin | V | Taken back from the widest draw, raced behind midfield on the inside, a bit closer on turn, angled out 500M, no clear running early in straight, cleared 150M, showed limited response thereafter. |
| 10 | 11 | ARTHUR'S KINGDOM (E194) | V Borges | H/XB | Jumped well, taken back to race 2 wide at rear, 9 to 10 lengths back, closer on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 11 | 8 | DELIGHTFUL LAOS (D321) | K C Leung | B/TT | Hampered start, raced at tail, 10 lengths or so back in the middle stages, closer on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 12 | 5 | LUCKY PATCH (D422) | M F Poon | B/H | Made contact at start, sat right behind the leader on rail in the early stages, angled out after passing 800M, commenced move 550M, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) (Mucus.) |
| 13 | 9 | CONQUEROR (E133) | T Piccone | B | Made contact at start, raced 2 wide, a length or so back, challenged the leader turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final 200M. |
| 14 | 13 | SMILING TIME (E235) | N Callan | -- | Jumped well from a wide draw, raced 2 wide better than midfield, carried wider on turn, weakened early in straight. (Mucus.) |
| 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 |