Race 9 (115)
CUCKOO HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | EXPECTATIONS (CD078) | E Saint-Martin | SR | Fairly away, settled rearward 3rd last 7Ls from lead, made good ground between runners from 600 M, came 3 wide on turn and sprinted with well timed run in straight to quickly pass leaders and draw away. |
| 2 | 1 | EVERY TIME (CD314) | D Whyte | SR | Broke best, taken hold of early, settled wide midfield 4Ls from lead, had cover to turn, held up early in straight and made strong run but was outpaced by winner. |
| 3 | 3 | FLASHING STAR (CC018) | O Chavez | -- | Jumped well, showed speed early, caught wide from awkward alley, raced 3 wide throughout 2Ls from lead and ran 4 wide in straight, loomed up passing 200 M but lacked final dash. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 4 | 4 | NOBLE CRUSADER (CD286) | F Coetzee | TT | Average to begin, ridden up to take forward spot, raced just off speed 2 wide 3Ls from lead, checked badly at 700 M and lost ground, regained momentum over concluding stages to rally strongly. |
| 5 | 5 | THE KING (CD384) | B Prebble | TT | Away well, restrained to take cover 4th last worse than midfield 7Ls from lead, checked mid race and lost ground, ridden up 3 wide on turn and widest in straight, tried hard but lacked zip over last 200 M. |
| 6 | 9 | KINGIFLY (CG020) | R Fradd | -- | Slow to begin, ridden up to take up good position. Behind frontrunners on rails, travelled 3Ls off speed throughout angled 4 wide on turn and matched eventual placegetters to 200 M but knocked up. |
| 7 | 7 | SAINT THOMAS (CD200) | M Rodd | B/TT | Fair to begin, taken back to 2nd last 7Ls from lead, raced 3 wide with cover throughout, made run widest on turn and finished race off well without threatening winner. |
| 8 | 12 | JOLLY GOOD FORTUNE (CD274) | M W Leung | B | Away well, ridden up to cross outside lead, raced 3 wide without cover pressuring throughout, tackled at 200 M and couldn't go with them after wide run. |
| 9 | 6 | BEST LUCK (CC062) | G Mosse | CP/TT | Average at start, raced midfield 2 wide, 5Ls from front on the fence from 500 M but only battled away behind the leading division. |
| 10 | 11 | HIP HIP HOORAY (CD258) | W M Lai | B | Began awkwardly, settled last on rails 8Ls from leaders, followed paint throughout, showed no turn of foot in stretch but wasn't knocked around. |
| 11 | 10 | INVERNESS (CD108) | K H Chan | SR/TT | Average to begin, ridden hard in early stages to lead shading inside horse (pace good), held front until 300 M but early pace told and weakened out of it quickly. |
| 12 | 8 | CLASSA FOR EVER (CD085) | H W Lai | -- | Broke well, hard ridden to hold lead, maintained forward position on rails and pressured throughout, under pressure on turn and dropped out to be well beaten. (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 |