Race 8 (448)
MA WAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | ALWAYS FLYING (CD231) | D Dunn | B | 2Ls off pace in 2nd until 400 M out, led at 300 M, hung right under pressure but ran on strongly, very smart debut. |
| 2 | 1 | COUNTRY MUSIC (CD035) | F Coetzee | -- | Always prominent, about 1L down in 4th at 400 M marker, hung in under pressure, winner was too strong inside the final 200 M. |
| 3 | 5 | HELENE ELEGANCE (CB004) | W Woods | B2/H/TT1 | Broke well and soon led on stand's rail, about 1L clear until the 400 M marker, headed about 300 M, no extra but hung on to 3rd place fairly easily. |
| 4 | 6 | WISHMASTER (CB240) | H K Yim | SR/H | Managed to stay within 3Ls or 4Ls of pace in about 5th place until 400 M out, outpaced thereafter and hung in late under pressure. |
| 5 | 7 | SUGAR AND SWEET (CD089) | M Kinane | B/TT1 | Within 3Ls or 4Ls of the speed in midfield until 400 M out, switched towards far rail 350 M out to challenge, never able to challenge principals. |
| 6 | 12 | SOUTHERN LIGHT (CB439) | G Schofield | SR | Between 3Ls and 5Ls off pace in midfield until the 400 M marker, failed to keep up with the main players. |
| 7 | 8 | COOL SWING (CB364) | C Williams | -- | About 5Ls off pace in 8th through to 400 M pole, one-paced thereafter. |
| 8 | 2 | OKEYDOKEY (CD190) | D Whyte | -- | About 6Ls off pace and worse than midfield until the 400 M, lay in late under pressure, never threatened. |
| 9 | 9 | GOLD SANDFIELD (CD054) | K S Yu | -- | One from rear about 8Ls off pace through to the 200 M marker, made minor late headway past some tired rivals. |
| 10 | 13 | FLORAL KHAN (CD091) | W Smith | -- | About 10Ls last early on, always well behind. |
| 11 | 14 | PORTER RICKS (CB401) | M Rodd | B | Between 6Ls and 8Ls off the speed until 400 M out, weakened again. |
| 12 | 3 | LUCKY TRIO (CB199) | T Mundry | -- | 4Ls down in 5th at 800 M, under pressure to hold this spot 600 M out, weakened markedly through final 300 M. |
| 13 | 11 | BACCHUS (CB009) | W M Lai | BO/P | 2Ls 3rd down centre of track early on, all out at 400 M when just 1L 4th, weakened rapidly. |
| 14 | 4 | FOUR ACES (CC141) | A Marcus | TT | Under pressure 700 M out when 6Ls down towards rear, never a factor. |
| 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 |