Race 8 (431)
CITI INSURANCE SERVICES HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | HAPPY FORCE (B227) | M L Yeung | B | Rolled forward from draw 1 to lead from 1300M, pressed by rival 600M, skipped clear top of the straight, still 2Ls clear 150M, eased off late just lasted home over the fast finishing 2nd. |
| 2 | 5 | NOBLE STEED (A326) | S De Sousa | -- | Steadied early stages for cover, settled 2nd last 8Ls off the pace, held up for clear running early straight, motored home from 300M, just held. |
| 3 | 11 | MIGHTY MAVERICK (V150) | C Murray | PC/TT | From wide draw urged forward, caught 3-wide no cover outside leaders, kept chasing the eventual winner from top of straight but was always held, lost 2nd 60M. |
| 4 | 1 | BEAUTY SPIRIT (B409) | K Teetan | CP/TT | Sat just behind the leading trio, battled on same pace over final 400M, couldn't get closer. |
| 5 | 12 | STARSHIP (V379) | M Chadwick | B | Eased back and held up in detached last 10Ls off the pace, progressed steadily against inside rail on straightening but no threat to first 3. |
| 6 | 10 | EARTH TRILOGY (C211) | D Oliver | SR/XB | Restrained in midfield 5Ls behind leaders, bustled along 600M, stayed on fairly over final 400M, never able to challenge. |
| 7 | 8 | SUPER ELEGANCE (C183) | A Badel | TT1 | Held up 3-wide towards the rear of midfield, widest into straight, passed a few but never likely. |
| 8 | 13 | SMART CHARADE (A314) | A Sanna | B/TT | Jumped on terms, held up towards the rear, 6Ls off leader home turn, wide into straight, kept on same pace not making much progress. |
| 9 | 4 | COMFORT LIFE (B169) | H Bowman | XB/TT | Began well, restrained to race ahead of midfield, driven out 450M, plugged away without improving. |
| 10 | 6 | FLYING MURTY (C002) | C Schofield | -- | Chased leader, came under pressure 550M, out of contention early straight, weakened final 300M. |
| 11 | 7 | HAPPY WIN WIN (C125) | U Rispoli | H | Slightly slow out, settled towards the rear along the fence, peeled out 500M, couldn't finish off. |
| 12 | 9 | CASIMIRO (C149) | W M Lai | H | Held up 3-wide in mid-division, couldn't go on from 350M, struggled from there. |
| 13 | 2 | DRAGON COMMANDER (C208) | G van Niekerk | -- | Began awkwardly, took up midfield spot along the inside, hampered by weakening rival 500M, no extra turning home, finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.) |
| PU | 3 | CAMERA FACE (B476) | M Harley | H-/B1 | Began only fairly, improved to be 5th on settling, gave ground passing 600M, eased top of straight. (Collapsed after 200M.) |
| 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 |