Race 9 (669)
GLADIOLUS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | CHEERFUL BOY (V019) | H T Mo | CP/TT | Jumped well, hard ridden along rail to lead passing 1200m, then set steady pace to straight where kept finding to hold off all challenges. |
| 2 | 12 | SMILING CHARM (V321) | D Whyte | CP/H/TT | No early pace and last on settling. Last into straight, taken to centre track and finished powerfully only to fail narrowly. |
| 3 | 2 | LET US WIN (V381) | S Clipperton | B | Away nicely from inside gate and soon in box seat tracking leader. Moved up alongside leader on straightening and battled on strongly without being able to close gap. Lost right front plate after 300m. |
| 4 | 14 | RATTAN (A061) | J Moreira | CP/H1 | Began awkwardly, allowed to stride forward while looking for cover, settling 3-wide 2L from leader. Swung wide into straight, boxed on fairly under whip to finish in the frame. Had small overreach wound to inside right front heel. |
| 5 | 13 | BEAUTY FLARE (V240) | K K Chiong | CP/TT | Hard ridden from outside gate to race 1L outside leader back stretch. Swung wide entering straight, boxed on gamely without closing gap. |
| 6 | 8 | HOME RUN (V101) | N Callan | B/H | Outpaced and soon at rear but kept away from fence. Not asked for effort until straightening for home when taken to centre track and finished off nicely. |
| 7 | 5 | AMAZING AGILITY (V192) | K C Leung | B-/SR2/TT | Steadied on jumping and shifted across behind runners, settling along fence towards rear. Improved position around turn, kept on fairly in straight. |
| 8 | 9 | WINWIN RUBY (A120) | Z Purton | -- | Jumped OK before racing between horses in midfield. Lost position turning for home, boxed on one-paced in straight. |
| 9 | 1 | CITRON SPIRIT (T286) | M F Poon | H/XB | Rolled forward from an outside gate, but stranded 4-wide without cover and allowed to stride forward approaching turn. Effort took its toll and beaten horse soon after straightening. |
| 10 | 7 | PLAY IT (A239) | C Y Ho | TT | Jumped awkwardly then crowded for room before taken to fence and improving position to midfield before the turn. One-paced in straight. |
| 11 | 6 | VOLITATION (V223) | K Teetan | -- | Broke well, pressed forward, settling between horses 4L from leader. Lost position turning for home, shifted out several times in straight to get clear running but only one-paced despite reminders. |
| 12 | 11 | RULE THEE (A172) | K C Ng | -- | Hard ridden to lead but kept away from fence by inside runner. Overtaken passing 1200m, got shuffled back turning for home, spent force in straight and eased down. |
| 13 | 4 | ISHVARA (S015) | M L Yeung | B/TT | No early pace, dropping towards rear. Got shuffled back turning for home and found nothing when popped the question in the straight. Confirmed to be a "roarer". |
| 14 | 3 | FANTASTIC KAKA (P363) | O Doleuze | V-/H | Jumped OK, not pushed, settling towards rear but wide. Continued to race wide around turn before dropping out quickly in straight. |
| 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 |