Race 8 (658)
MIDLAND THE BEST DIRECTOR HANDICAP Rating:60-35 1650m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | BEING FAMOUS (CD018) | C Williams | B- | Niggled along the fence at midfield. Hard ridden to stay on 600 M out and entered home straight with a 6Ls deficit. Quickened nicely on straightening and ran down the leader just before the post. |
| 2 | 12 | NEW MILESTONE (CC351) | S Dye | B | Broke well and opened up a clear lead 1st turn. Held a 3Ls advantage in the final 200 M. Dug in gamely and just failed to hold off the winner. |
| 3 | 2 | STOIC (BT155) | P Payne | -- | Off slowly and settled behind midfield. Advanced making the home turn with 7Ls to make up on straightening. Responded when roused and finished gamely. |
| 4 | 7 | SHERIFF BAMBOO (CC257) | F Coetzee | -- | Stalked the pace until 800 M. Remained in 2nd place and 3Ls behind leader on straightening. Gave chase throughout home straight but couldn't step up a notch. |
| 5 | 10 | MAGIC TEMPLE (CC368) | W Woods | B-/PC2 | Niggled along at midfield in back straight. 6Ls off pace 800 M out. Closed the race off fairly. |
| 6 | 9 | EASY GAME (CC346) | M Zahra | P | Raced towards the rear. Checked at 700 M whilst making ground and was among last few to enter home straight. Made up little ground in the straight. |
| 7 | 14 | SOARING ANGEL (CC360) | S K Sit | V/TT | Caught widest 1st turn and then settled wide at midfield in the back straight. Drifted back slightly 800 M and kept on same pace in the straight. |
| 8 | 11 | SUPER CATCHER (CD233) | Y T Cheng | P1 | Detached in the early stages. Rejoined the field at the home turn and ran past a few beaten runners in the straight. |
| 9 | 13 | SUPER MARKSMAN (CC121) | D Whyte | P1 | Taken back from a wide draw and raced in a rearward position. Shifted out to race wide in the back straight. Made some ground rounding home turn but had no closing response. |
| 10 | 3 | CHINA WORLD (CA397) | G Mosse | -- | Off slowly. Raced along the rails in 3rd place 3 to 4Ls behind the leader in the back straight. Continued well rounding home turn but failed to respond when asked on straightening. |
| 11 | 5 | MAXIMUM JOY (CA025) | A Marcus | B | Settled at midfield. Gave ground despite being hard ridden halfway through the back straight. Among last few to enter home straight and found nothing thereafter. |
| 12 | 6 | GOLD SANDFIELD (CD054) | K S Yu | B1 | Settled behind midfield. Ridden from 800 M out without much response and gave way in the straight. |
| 13 | 4 | GOLD MASTER (CC365) | H W Lai | B-/P2 | Ridden out of the gates. Within 5Ls of the leader in 4th place in the back straight. Struggled from 700 M out and finished tailed 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 |