Race 8 (181)
SHAANXI HANDICAP Rating:90-70 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | PERFETTO (CB423) | D Dunn | -- | On fence 8Ls off speed in 10th 1600 M out, 5Ls down at 800 M and into home straight when midfield, picked up well to be 2Ls 4th at the 200 M, kept on strongly, all out to lead on line. |
| 2 | 7 | MIGHTY HUGO (CB413) | S Dye | -- | Advanced from midfield to lead by 2Ls on fence 1500 M, never more than 2Ls clear through to home straight, half a length up 200 M out, battled gamely but no extra when headed 50 M out. |
| 3 | 3 | DAVE'S BEST (CC060) | A Marcus | -- | On fence 4Ls off pace in 5th at 1600 M, 3Ls down in 4th into home straight, staying on when 2Ls 3rd at 200 M, kept on gamely but no extra final 50 M. |
| 4 | 5 | XLERATE (CB224) | D Whyte | BO | 2-wide and 4Ls off pace in 6th at 1600 M, 3Ls down and niggled along at 600 M, outpaced at top of home straight when 4Ls down, ran on again at same pace final stages, nearest finish. |
| 5 | 11 | SPRINTER (CA067) | Y T Cheng | B- | 3-wide with cover 8Ls off pace in 11th at 1400 M, one from rear and 6-wide (widest of all) into home straight when at least 6Ls off pace, ran on fairly, nearest at the finish. |
| 6 | 1 | LUCKSWELL (CA171) | M W Leung | B | Bad break and lost 2Ls at start, 10Ls off pace in rear at 1400 M, 7Ls down at 800 M, 5-wide into home straight and still rear into homestretch, kept on fairly past beaten rivals, nearest finish. |
| 7 | 13 | GOOD FIT (BT198) | J Quinn | -- | 2-wide and 7Ls off pace in 8th at 1600 M, about 5Ls down in midfield at 800 M and entering home straight, one-paced to line. |
| 8 | 8 | PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) | C Williams | -- | 3-wide and about 6Ls off pace in about 9th place virtually throughout, rather one-paced and posed no threat in home straight. |
| 9 | 12 | PRIZE WINNER (CC065) | G Schofield | SR | On fence 8Ls off pace in 12th at 1400 M, sometimes 2-wide through to home straight when 7Ls down in 10th and held up for a run, soon clear but never likely to trouble principals. |
| 10 | 2 | SERIOUS PLAY (CC003) | P H Lo | -- | Bit slowly away, 2-wide and 8Ls off pace in 13th 1400 M out, still towards rear when 5-wide into stretch and 7Ls down, no threat thereafter. |
| 11 | 4 | TOP PRIZE (CC097) | R Fradd | -- | Tended to hang out throughout, 2Ls 3rd out 2-wide at 1200 M, 1L 2nd at 800 M, under pressure when 2Ls 3rd into home straight, dropped out rapidly. |
| 12 | 10 | OLYMPIC GOLD (CC005) | W C Marwing | B | 4-wide without cover and 5Ls off pace 1600 M out in 7th position, 4Ls down and still no cover at 800 M, 5-wide into home straight and under pressure, soon beaten. |
| 13 | 6 | GREENMORE (BT194) | T Mundry | B | 4Ls off pace and 3-wide without cover in 4th place at 1600 M, 2Ls down and 3-wide 4th 800 M out, gave ground entering straight, well beaten 300 M out. |
| DISQ | 14 | NASA PEARL (CC068) | W M Lai | B1 | 2Ls 2nd on fence at 1600 M, one and a half lengths 3rd at 800 M out, 1L 2nd into home straight and led about 50 M out before being collared in the last bound by winner. |
| 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 |