Race 9 (327)
ORCHID HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | PING HAI STAR (A375) | J Moreira | B/TT | Lost ground start and last on settling. Made up ground home turn, blocked for run early straight, shifted in abruptly 250m to get clear, finished strongly under whip to win close home. |
| 2 | 2 | SIMPLY BRILLIANT (B090) | Z Purton | H | Ridden to get forward position before getting cover one-out in midfield approaching turn. Swung wide into straight, hit front 300m, run down close home. |
| 3 | 1 | BOMBAY BLITZ (A338) | D Whyte | B | Steadied on jumping, shifted in behind runners, settling one-out towards rear. Swung very wide entering straight, finished strongly to grab minor placing. |
| 4 | 10 | AMAZING MOMENT (T422) | A Badel | B | Ridden along early before finding cover one-out behind pacemakers approaching turn. Urged forward 3-wide at turn-in, boxed on gamely in straight. |
| 5 | 6 | NUCLEAR POWER (A244) | A Sanna | H | Steadied on jumping and taken in for cover, dropping 3-wide towards rear. Kept wide around home turn and ran home gamely in straight under hard riding. |
| 6 | 8 | SUPER WISE (A100) | U Rispoli | H/P/TT | Jumped well, racing inside leaders before taking lead 1100m. Kept steady pace to 200m before running out of steam and fading. |
| 7 | 7 | DIAMOND DRAGON (V002) | C Y Ho | B/H/XB | Outpaced, dropping to rear, then proved difficult to settle around turn, dropping to last. Still last 200m before running on fairly final stages. |
| 8 | 11 | EXPERTO CREDE (A110) | M Chadwick | XB | Pressed forward from widest draw to race outside early leader, then kept 3-wide without cover when another took over 1100m. Moved closer 400m but flattened soon after and dropped back. |
| 9 | 4 | MARVEL JOY (A229) | N Callan | -- | No early pace, racing along rail behind midfield. Switched out on straightening to make run but found little under pressure, finishing one-paced. |
| 10 | 13 | HAPPY JOURNEY (S299) | M L Yeung | V-/TT | Jumped well, ridden forward, settling midfield along rail. Took closer order around turn, kept on fairly to 200m before running on empty and dropping back. |
| 11 | 9 | MIGHTY MAVERICK (V150) | K C Leung | CP/XB | Pushed forward, racing one-out 3L from leader on settling. Kept within range on straightening but inconvenienced 250m, dropping back. |
| 12 | 5 | ROMANTIC JOURNEY (B107) | K C Ng | B/TT | Ridden forward from inside draw to grab box seat, 2L from leader on settling. Kept tabs to straight when asked for effort but found nothing. |
| 13 | 12 | YOUNG EMPIRE (V116) | W M Lai | V/TT | Hard ridden from outside gate to lead but unable to cross to fence, allowing inside runner to take over 1100m. Moved up at turn-in, joint leader to 250m before tiring and dropping out. |
| 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 |