Race 8 (101)
THE SHA TIN TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:100+ 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | AIN'T HERE (CC288) | B Prebble | -- | On fence 6Ls behind lead in 7th at 1200 M, 4Ls down in 6th entering straight, upsides leaders at the 200 M, fought toe-to-toe with runner-up only to assert through final 25 M. |
| 2 | 1 | BOWMAN'S CROSSING (CB138) | D Whyte | SR | Best away, checked 1400 M out, 2-wide and 5Ls off pace in 5th at 1200 M, 4Ls down in 5th off home turn, switched right to share lead at 200 M, every chance, no extra close home. |
| 3 | 2 | BULLISH LUCK (CC155) | F Coetzee | B | On fence 9Ls behind in 10th at 1200 M, only a little closer entering straight, 4Ls down in 7th and making good headway when knocked sideways at 200 M, recovered well, ran on. |
| 4 | 10 | INDUSTRIAL SUCCESS (CC317) | A Starke | -- | Had a nice spot on fence about 3Ls off pace in 3rd down backstretch, 2Ls down in 3rd into straight, all out to be 1L down in 4th at the 200 M when bumped to the right, no extra. |
| 5 | 3 | MERIDIAN STAR (BV177) | G Mosse | B | One from rear about 11Ls off the speed down the back, 8Ls behind in rear off home turn, ran on quite well to be nearest at the finish. |
| 6 | 6 | SELF FLIT (CB322) | O Doleuze | B | Led by 1L on the fence at the 1400 M, never clear by much more than 1L and joined at top of home straight, all out to hold a share of lead at 200 M, weakened final 100 M. |
| 7 | 5 | SATURN (CD154) | T Mundry | -- | Keen early on and no worse than 1L off pace in 2nd out 2-wide through to 600 M, upsides leader at the 400 M and 200 M, faded inside final 200 M. |
| 8 | 11 | RAIDER (CC009) | G Schofield | -- | On fence 8Ls off the pace in 9th at 1200 M, 3-wide into stretch when 7Ls behind, 4Ls down and making some headway when knocked sharply sideways at the 200 M, did not recover. |
| 9 | 4 | PERFECT PARTNER (CD163) | P Payne | -- | 9Ls behind and 2-wide in 11th at the 1200 M, 5-wide (widest of all) on straightening when 7Ls down towards rear, severely hampered at the 200 M when making steady headway, run ended. |
| 10 | 7 | PALETTE NATURAL (CB284) | S Dye | -- | About 12Ls last down back straight, 9Ls last and 3-wide into the stretch, moderate headway when steadied at the 200 M, no danger. |
| 11 | 8 | BLUE STITCH (CB031) | C Williams | -- | 2-wide and 3Ls behind in 4th at the 1200 M, same entering home straight, outpaced when hindered and nearly fell, eased down. (Lame.) |
| 12 | 9 | BULL'S EYE (BV148) | M Rodd | -- | Raced freely when 6Ls behind leader in 6th at 1200 M, 3-wide from 600 M to home straight when 5Ls behind in 7th, beaten when steadied 200 M out, eased close home. |
| 13 | 12 | RED PEPPER (CA196) | R Fradd | -- | Always 3-wide with cover down the backstretch, 8Ls off pace in 8th at 1200 M, driven along entering straight when 4-wide and 8Ls behind towards rear, soon outpaced. |
| 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 |