Race 8 (460)
THE HONG KONG CLASSIC CUP Rating:- 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | CALIFORNIA SPANGLE (E314) | Z Purton | TT | Showed customary early speed to lead, travelled comfortably to 300M, responded well when asked, always doing enough late stages to hold on. |
| 2 | 7 | TURIN REDSUN (G134) | A Badel | SR/TT1 | Reserved behind mid-division, finished off final 400M fastest but couldn't quite get to the winner. |
| 3 | 10 | MONEY CATCHER (G171) | K C Leung | -- | Moved forward to be one-out-one-back behind eventual winner, held by that rival from 400M, lost 2nd 75M out, held on well for 3rd. |
| 4 | 2 | ROMANTIC WARRIOR (E486) | K Teetan | TT | Unable to slot in from draw 13, caught 4-wide no cover in midfield, tried hard on straightening, kept on steadily to take 4th. (Jockey and Trained questioned re riding tactics.) |
| 5 | 5 | SENOR TOBA (G103) | J Moreira | TT | Given a waiting ride near the rear, 4-5Ls off the pace on settling, made limited progress passing 400M, never likely. |
| 6 | 3 | THE IRISHMAN (G082) | C Y Ho | H/TT | From wide draw dropped back to the rear, no closer than 3-wide throughout, driven along 400M, ran home moderately and never reached leaders. |
| 7 | 4 | IMA SINGLE MAN (D476) | M F Poon | B/H/TT | Tracked leaders, raced keenly passing 1500M, not quickened when driven inside 400M, battled on same pace to line. |
| 8 | 14 | NORDIC SKY (E412) | R Maia | SR/XB | Not hurried after the start, settled at the rear early stages before moving up to race behind midfield, kept on only fairly on straightening, never dangerous. |
| 9 | 8 | ROCKET SPADE (G170) | B Shinn | XB1/TT | Reserved in midfield off the fence, not quickened when driven out early straight, never near enough to challenge. |
| 10 | 11 | MR ASCENDENCY (G227) | L Ferraris | -- | From draw 1 went forward chasing leader, held ground early straight before fading away over final 200M. |
| 11 | 9 | GORYTUS (E302) | M Chadwick | XB/TT | Taken across behind runners, held up near last 4-5Ls off the pace, responded only fairly early straight, no extra 200M out. |
| 12 | 13 | INTREPID WINNER (G144) | D Moor | B | Began only fairly, caught wide no cover chasing leaders, weakened passing 400M, soon out of contention. |
| 13 | 12 | HIT THE SHOT (E349) | A Hamelin | B-/TT | Gradually taken back to a rearward spot, caught 4-wide throughout the race, failed to pick up on straightening, never involved. |
| 14 | 6 | FA FA (E106) | H Bentley | TT | Held up 3-wide mid-division, couldn't go on passing 400M, soon left behind. |
| 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 |