Race 9 (599)
MANICOU HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | BOWIN (CB398) | H K Yim | -- | 2-wide and 4Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 3Ls down entering the home straight, picked up well to lead 180 M out, driven out. |
| 2 | 7 | THE ACHIEVER (CB347) | C Williams | TT | 2-wide and 1L off the speed in 2nd place from 1000 M out to home straight, still 1L down at the 200 M, couldn't match winner's speed. |
| 3 | 6 | EPIC ENTERPRISE (CC168) | W C Marwing | -- | Shot to an easy lead and was 3Ls clear 1200 M out, 1L to the good entering straight, headed 180 M out by winner, no extra. |
| 4 | 14 | QUICK NEWS (CB178) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | 2-wide and 8Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 3-wide and 6Ls down at the 800 M, 5-wide (widest of all) into home straight, 2Ls down at the 200 M, kept on at same pace through final 200 M. |
| 5 | 8 | GOOD HEART (CC026) | K C Tsang | -- | Slowly away, on fence 8Ls off pace 1000 M out, 4-wide and 6Ls off pace in rear into home straight, 3Ls down at the 200 M, kept on well to be nearest at the finish. |
| 6 | 9 | LUCKY KING (CA304) | P H Lo | -- | Crowded at the jump, steadied off heels when 2-wide and 6Ls off pace 1000 M out, 4-wide into the home straight and 5Ls down, ran on strongly final stages to be nearest at the finish. |
| 7 | 4 | PARADIS (CB044) | D Whyte | SR/TT | 4-wide and 6Ls off the speed 1000 M out, under pressure when 3-wide and 5Ls down into home straight, ran on fairly but much too late through final 200 M. |
| 8 | 5 | ATHLETIC GOLD (CC241) | M Cahill | -- | Raced 3-wide and 4Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 3-wide and 3Ls down into home straight, faded and beaten 250 M out. |
| 9 | 1 | PERFETTO (CB423) | D Dunn | -- | 2-wide and 6Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 2-wide into home straight when 5Ls off the pace, always much too one-paced to get competitive. |
| 10 | 11 | NEVER SAY NEVER (BT028) | M Walker | SR/TT | Had the run of the race on the fence about 2Ls off the speed until the home straight, dropped out steadily. |
| 11 | 3 | OPERA MAGIC (CB404) | S Dye | B | On fence 4Ls off the speed from 1000 M out through to home straight, short of running room 200 M out, never threatened principals. |
| 12 | 12 | GOLDEN STRIDE (CA343) | G Schofield | B | Very keen racing 4-wide without cover 5Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 4-wide into home straight when 4Ls off the pace, dropped out. |
| 13 | 2 | DESERT STORM (CA048) | B Prebble | TT | On fence 6Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 5Ls down turning for home, picked up fairly but was short of running room over 200 M out, didn't recover. |
| 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 |