Race 8 (371)
HO PUI HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | FAT CHANCE (CC160) | A Marcus | B | 2-wide and 10Ls off pace in 11th at 1200 M, 6Ls down in 10th at 800 M, 4Ls down and 3-wide in 8th entering home straight, staying on well when 1L down in 5th at 200 M, led final strides. |
| 2 | 11 | STRATEGIC SELECT (CB133) | Y T Cheng | B | 3-wide without cover in 8th when 7Ls off pace at 1200 M, got cover from 1000 M out, 5Ls down in 7th at 800 M, 5-wide into straight when 3Ls down, led 200 M out, caught final strides. |
| 3 | 9 | FORTUNE DANCER (BS081) | R Fradd | V-/P2 | 12Ls off pace on fence in rear at 1200 M, 8Ls down in rear at 800 M and 5Ls down off final bend, staying on well when 3Ls down in midfield at 200 M, kept on strongly, just failed. |
| 4 | 6 | EXPLOSIVE POWER (BV129) | F Coetzee | -- | 2Ls off the pace on fence in 4th at 1200 M, 3Ls down in 4th at 800 M, half a length off pace in 2nd at top of stretch and led briefly 250 M out, soon headed, no extra through final 150 M out. |
| 5 | 7 | SUGAR AND SPICE (CA176) | K T Yeung | B | 2-wide and 1L off the speed in 3rd at 1200 M, 2Ls down in 3rd at 800 M, roughly the same distance off pace but in 5th or 6th entering straight and at 200 M, always too one-paced to line. |
| 6 | 5 | FREEBIRD (CC319) | D Boeuf | SR/CO | Hung out 1600 M out, 3-wide without cover to half a length 2nd at 1200 M and at 800 M, same distance off pace and 3-wide in 3rd into straight, a neck down at 200 M, faded final 200 M. |
| 7 | 8 | MILLENNIUM SPIRIT (BV221) | D Dunn | P | 6Ls off pace and 2-wide in 6th at 1200 M, 5Ls down at 800 M, on fence and 3Ls down in 4th into stretch, squeezed for room when staying on 250 M out, ran on again but too late. |
| 8 | 10 | ROMANTIC SYMPHONY (BV150) | A Delpech | SR/TT | On fence 6Ls off the pace in 7th at 1200 M, 5Ls down at 800 M, steadied 550 M out when 4Ls down in midfield, posed little threat in the straight. |
| 9 | 4 | SMART CHIEF (CC042) | G Mosse | B | 2-wide and 11Ls off pace and one from rear 1200 M out, hard driven 600 M out when 3-wide and 6Ls off pace in rear bunch, never looked like troubling leaders. |
| 10 | 1 | CZAR OF PRUSSIA (CB378) | D Whyte | P1 | Always towards rear, 10Ls off pace on fence in 10th at 1200 M, 6Ls down in rear bunch entering straight, no threat whatsoever. |
| 11 | 13 | MEMBERS GLORY (CB325) | T Mundry | B | On fence 4Ls off pace in 5th at 1200 M, niggled along when 5Ls off pace at 1000 M, hard ridden entering straight when 2-wide and 3Ls down in midfield, weakened steadily. |
| 12 | 3 | HOLY QUEST (CA309) | C K Tong | -- | 2Ls clear on fence 1400 M out but less than a length clear from 1200 M to home straight, headed about 300 M, faded. |
| 13 | 12 | DEEP PURPLE (CB251) | K C Tsang | B | Slowly away, 2-wide and 8Ls off pace in 9th at 1200 M, 7Ls down and worse than midfield at 800 M, 6Ls down and struggling entering home straight and at 200 M, well beaten. |
| 14 | 14 | RISING WIN (CC089) | W Smith | SR | 10Ls off pace and 3-wide in 12th at 1200 M, caught 4 and 5-wide without cover down the back straight, towards rear when 6-wide (widest of all) and 5Ls down entering straight, faded 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 |