Race 8 (695)
GOLDEN YEARS HANDICAP Rating:90-70 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | FLYING BISHOP (CA296) | T Mundry | SR | 5Ls off pace when 2-wide in 8th at the 1200 M, 4Ls down in midfield off home turn, 3-wide into home straight when still 4Ls down in midfield, a neck 4th 200 M out, led final strides. |
| 2 | 3 | HAPPY PARTNERS (CD056) | S Dye | -- | Blundered at start, 2-wide and 4Ls off pace in 6th at 1200 M turn, led 150 M out, grabbed final strides. |
| 3 | 9 | INVERNESS (CD108) | C Williams | TT | 2-wide and half a length off pace in 2nd at 1200 M, disputing lead off home turn, a neck clear at 200 M, headed 150 M out, no extra. |
| 4 | 10 | RED POWER (CD077) | G Schofield | B | Led by half a length at 1200 M, disputing lead off home turn headed 300 M out and soon no extra. |
| 5 | 4 | FIVE GRAINS (CB280) | O Doleuze | -- | Crowded and checked at the start, 9Ls off pace and 2-wide in 12th at 1200 M, inconvenienced 500 M out and 7Ls down in 11th off home turn, ran on strongly to be nearest at the finish. |
| 6 | 6 | TOM'S FIRST (CA354) | G Mosse | SR | Flat-footed at the start and slowly away, 2-wide and 8Ls off pace in 11th at 1200 M, 3-wide into home straight when 7Ls down in 12th; ran on strongly without troubling principals. |
| 7 | 8 | GREEN CENTURY (CA256) | Y T Cheng | -- | Veered sharply left exiting gates causing severe crowding, keen on fence when 6Ls off pace at 1200 M, 5Ls down in midfield at 400 M, 3Ls down in midfield at 200 M, one-paced thereafter. |
| 8 | 13 | DANEHILL WARRIOR (CB452) | J Holder | -- | On fence 3Ls off the pace in 5th at 1200 M, 3Ls down in 7th off home turn, one-paced on the run-in. |
| 9 | 5 | AMAZING VICTORY (CC085) | A Marcus | TT | On fence 4Ls behind leader in midfield at 1200 M, head up 900 M out, still 4Ls down in midfield on straightening, always held. |
| 10 | 12 | CHINSOLA (CD328) | W Woods | -- | Had the run of the race on fence about 2Ls off the speed in 4th until home straight, failed to quicken up off home turn. |
| 11 | 7 | DENDRANTHEMA LOVE (CD073) | H K Yim | B1 | Crowded at start, 7Ls off pace and 2-wide in 10th at 1200 M, 2-wide into home straight when 5Ls down and worse than midfield off final turn, didn't threaten. |
| 12 | 14 | DASH AHEAD (CD199) | H W Lai | B- | Checked at start, at least 10Ls off the pace in rear down the backstretch, never dangerous. |
| 13 | 11 | LUCKY HANDS (CD159) | R Fradd | -- | Crowded at start, raced 3-wide without cover when 2Ls off pace in 4th at 1200 M, under pressure 600 M out, 3-wide into home straight when over 2Ls down in 5th, faded quickly. (Significant amount of blood in trachea.) |
| UR | 1 | DAVE'S BEST (CC060) | D Whyte | -- | Checked badly at start, unbalanced and unseated rider. |
| 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 |