Race 8 (036)
THE YAN CHAI TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | BEAUTY PRINCE (T411) | Z Purton | H/XB | Settled down along the rails 4Ls back in midfield, travelled smoothly to straight, moved out into clear 350M and chased leaders strongly, got up late stages. |
| 2 | 10 | MOLLY'S JADE STAR (T216) | C Schofield | B | Prominent behind leaders, well placed to strike at 400M, moved up to lead 250M, kept responding when pressed by rivals both sides, headed late stages. |
| 3 | 3 | HEALTHY JOYFUL (S358) | N Rawiller | V-/H/B2/TT1 | Never far off from pace, in 4th rounding home turn, closed off well on straightening, went 2nd 200M and strongly pressed leader, held final stages and lost 2nd close home. |
| 4 | 4 | VERBINSKY (V052) | N Callan | TT | Placed ahead of midfield, in touch 3Ls off the pace turning in, responded well early straight and had every chance, well held by leaders final 150M. |
| 5 | 8 | AMBITIOUS PINS (V265) | D Whyte | SR-/B1 | Eased back and not hurried early stages, guided to the fence 8Ls back in the rear, picked up pace turning in making good progress along inside, shifted out 100M and continued on well to the line. |
| 6 | 13 | NITRO EXPRESS (T353) | K Teetan | TT | Held up 2-wide in mid-division, stayed on evenly over final 400M but not reach leaders. |
| 7 | 11 | METALLIC STAR (N309) | K K Chiong | B/H/TT | From draw 1 pushed forward sharing lead, led to 250M, weakened towards the line. |
| 8 | 9 | RUBY COAST (T159) | S Clipperton | -- | Towards the rear along the rails, ran on fairly over final 300M, not reach contention. |
| 9 | 2 | ENORMOUS HONOUR (T236) | H N Wong | B | Failed to muster speed despite ridden along from draw 11, ended up 3-wide in midfield, kept on same pace entering straight, faded final 150M. |
| 10 | 14 | CHEERFUL BOY (V019) | K C Leung | B/TT | Positively ridden from widest gate, shared lead on outside from 900M, no extra 350M, soon weakened. |
| 11 | 12 | LUCKY SEVEN STARS (V263) | M Chadwick | -- | Raced along the 3-path towards the tail of the field, not quickened when placed under pressure, no impression. |
| 12 | 6 | SKY KING (V217) | O Doleuze | TT | Taken across behind runners from 13, 7-8Ls off the pace in the rear pair, brought wide on straightening but lacked a finishing response. |
| 13 | 1 | JOYFUL PARK (S382) | B Prebble | -- | Crowded for room at the start, ended up near last 7Ls off the pace, had nothing to offer final 400M. Never involved. |
| 14 | 5 | SILVERFIELD (S106) | H W Lai | XB | Caught 3-wide without cover in mid-pack, dropped out 350M, soon eased when no chance. |
| 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 |