Race 8 (701)
VIVA PATACA HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | BRIGHT INHERITANCE (J215) | M Chadwick | B | Settled towards the rear, 5Ls to make up 400M, closed off strongly under top weight to hit the lead 100M out, won at big price $165. (Trainer: the horse was advantaged by being down in class.) |
| 2 | 4 | TALENTS AMBITION (J136) | H Bentley | B/XB | Taken back from wide draw, last turning for home 6Ls off the pace, came with a strong finish to go 2nd near line, nearest finish. |
| 3 | 11 | JOYFUL PROSPERITY (H213) | K Teetan | CP | Dropped back to race towards the rear, moved close to midfield home turn, kept on well from 300M, outsprinted by winner final 150M before losing 2nd near line. |
| 4 | 2 | CALIFORNIATOTALITY (H418) | B Avdulla | B/TT | From draw 12 went forward and crossed to the lead 1000M, ran on well on straightening and led the charge until 100M, dropped to 4th place near line. |
| 5 | 5 | DARING PURSUIT (G424) | C Y Ho | TT | Tracked leaders on inside, battled on steadily turning home but couldn't quicken enough to challenge first few. |
| 6 | 7 | MISTER DAPPER (H376) | H Bowman | CP/XB | From draw 3 ended up chasing leaders in a 3-wide spot without cover, battled on one paced over final 400M. |
| 7 | 9 | GOOD GOOD (J224) | A Badel | B | Jumped awkwardly from draw 13, unable to slot in and raced wide no cover in midfield throughout, couldn't quicken enough on straightening, well held by leaders. |
| 8 | 13 | NORTHERN BEAST (H233) | M F Poon | -- | Always in touch behind leaders, held up from 400-250M losing momentum, didn't run on final stages. |
| 9 | 3 | MARADO (E245) | C L Chau | -- | Shifted in abruptly at the start, fell back to a rearward position on settling, wide into straight before making non-threatening progress from 400M. |
| 10 | 14 | CHILLI BABA (G339) | A Atzeni | V | Jumped only fairly, ended up racing in midfield along the inside, ran home fairly final 400M. (Jockey : did not appreciate racing inside other horses / Lame next day.) |
| 11 | 12 | ABSOLUTE SUNSHINE (H342) | K C Leung | CP-/TT2 | Bumped at the start, settled near last, plenty to do 400M but found very little under pressure. |
| 12 | 10 | SOARING BRONCO (J162) | A Hamelin | -- | Vied for early lead before settling in a trailing spot behind leader, failed to pick up on straightening, gave ground passing 250M. |
| 13 | 8 | CIRCUIT FIERY (H475) | Z Purton | -- | Crowded shortly after the jump, settled down in midfield, had difficulty obtaining clear running 400M-300M but failed to finish the race off thereafter. (Jockey - no excuse for disappointing performance / Mucus.) |
| 14 | 6 | SMILING TIME (E235) | L Ferraris | V/TT | Held up behind mid-division, 5Ls off the pace 400M but couldn't muster the speed to challenge. |
| 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 |