Race 8 (452)
CITI INSURANCE SERVICES HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | STRAIGHT ARRON (G435) | B Shinn | SB- | Reserved behind midfield, had to wait for an opening early straight, closed off strongly when a gap opened up mid-straight, shot clear 100M, shifted out abruptly 50M when well in control. |
| 2 | 11 | NATURAL STORM (C461) | J Kah | B | Settled 3-wide towards the rear, wide into straight, finished off strongly down the outside but not getting to winner. |
| 3 | 9 | SNAFFLES (G299) | K Teetan | -- | From wide draw dropped back to a rearward spot, niggled along 500M, closed off well final 300M, got up for 3rd near line. |
| 4 | 12 | NICHOLSON RETURNS (E452) | L Hewitson | B | Held up in midfield along the 3-path, quickened up well passing 400M, hit lead 200M, out-finished final 100M. |
| 5 | 7 | HAPPY TOGETHER (G446) | A Badel | TT | Caught wide early, left with no cover 1200M, moved up to press leader on outside, challenged for the lead early straight, not finishing pace of first 4 final stages. |
| 6 | 6 | ESCAPE ROUTE (E273) | V Borges | H | Reserved in midfield along the fence, held up near 300M and again between 200M and 100M, could have done better. |
| 7 | 4 | ROMANTIC CHARM (H227) | J McDonald | B1/TT | Chased leaders on inside, put in a mild bid on straightening, no impression on leaders passing 200M. |
| 8 | 3 | WOODFIRE BRO (G115) | K C Leung | TT | Always prominent, tracked leader from 1100M, switched 3-wide 600M, challenged for the lead 400M-200M, flattened over final 150M. |
| 9 | 1 | SUPERBELLA (D128) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Held up behind midfield, caught 3-wide during the race, swung wide for home, stayed on fairly from 400M, not reach leaders. |
| 10 | 8 | S J TOURBILLON (G138) | H Bowman | B/XB/TT | Settled down 2-wide in midfield, held up early straight, was making his run when bumped by rival 200M losing momentum, kept on same pace closing stages. |
| 11 | 14 | RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE (C197) | S De Sousa | XB | From wide draw taken back to race towards the rear, held up along the fence from 350M, not fully tested to the line. |
| 12 | 10 | ENTRUSTED (D381) | M Chadwick | CP/TT | Switched off to race at the rear 8-9Ls off the pace middle stages, kept on fairly turning into straight, never threatened. |
| 13 | 2 | WINNING DRAGON (E461) | L Ferraris | H/TT | Went forward, crossed to the lead 1100M then steadied the pace going into home turn, caught by rivals inside 250M, no extra final stages. |
| 14 | 13 | QUANTUM PATCH (H166) | Z Purton | -- | Settled ahead of midfield, caught wide no cover after 800M, moved up to challenge 500M, going one paced passing 250M, badly checked mid-straight, lost momentum. |
| 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 |