Race 8 (008)
CENTRAL HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | FORTUNE DANCER (BS081) | C T Cheng | B | At rear. Niggled along from 1200 M to be midfield or worse 800 M out. Responded well final 400 M and took lead final 100 M. Held on. |
| 2 | 3 | TOYMARK (BS200) | C Brown | -- | Always in touch. Ran on well in straight and took lead 300 M out. Kept on well despite being headed final 100 M. |
| 3 | 11 | LUCKY SIX (BV219) | S K Sit | -- | Niggled early and soon settled around midfield. Steady headway rounding home bend but was caught 4 or 5 wide turning in. Ran on well in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 10 | BRILLIANT LAD (BV097) | W C Marwing | TT | Worse than midfield. Slight improvement rounding home bend. Ran on final 300 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 4 | PERFECT VICTORY (BP327) | D Whyte | B | Mostly midfield or better. Took closer order along rail turning in. Ran on steadily but was steadied approaching 200 M. Not a threat thereafter. |
| 6 | 13 | HERO'S WAY (BS137) | K C Tsang | -- | Soon settled at rear from wide draw. Made up some ground upon straightening. |
| 7 | 7 | NICE MEMORIES (BV152) | K H Ting | -- | Ridden along early and soon in midfield or better. Outpaced 500 M out. |
| 8 | 8 | LORD RON (BM094) | F Coetzee | B | Jumped best before settling in midfield or worse. Swift headway from 1000 M to be in touch 800 M out. 2nd or 3rd turning in. Kept on until weakened final 100 M. |
| 9 | 6 | KRISTOFFERSON (BV071) | S Dye | B | Soon behind midfield or worse. Slight improvement rounding home bend but caught wide. Kept on one-paced in straight until finding no more final 100 M. |
| 10 | 9 | SEVEN GLORY (BM168) | M W Leung | B | Soon at rear. Made up a little ground in straight. |
| 11 | 12 | SHADEYIEV (BS060) | E Legrix | -- | Soon at rear. Kept on one-paced without threatening in the straight. Weakened close home. |
| 12 | 14 | JEWEL BOX (BV024) | K H Yu | B | Soon led. Headed 1100 M and remained in 2nd place. Just kept on when severely hampered approaching 200 M. Never recovered. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 13 | 2 | CITY PATROL (BN048) | K S Yu | B | Jumped badly and remained at rear. Never a factor. |
| 14 | 5 | SEA JADE (BM132) | W Woods | -- | Took lead from 1100 M. Headed 300 M out. Severely checked approaching the 200 M and dropped right out of contention. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |