Race 8 (137)
AMETHYST HANDICAP Rating:75-55 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | TIGER RIDGE (CD084) | D Dunn | TT | Two back on the fence about 3Ls behind in 5th through to 600 M, 1L down in 3rd entering straight, led 250 M out, all out to hang on gamely. |
| 2 | 3 | FAST TRACK (CB375) | G Mosse | B1 | Three back on the fence about 4Ls or 5Ls off pace in midfield through to the home straight, ran on strongly, just failed. |
| 3 | 11 | ADD THE FUN (CD308) | B Doyle | B | 3Ls off pace when 2-wide in 7th at 900 M, 3Ls down in 5th entering straight, ran on well without fully getting to grips with quinella pair. |
| 4 | 5 | REAL PARTNER (CD313) | G Schofield | TT | About 7Ls last at 1000 M, 5-wide into home straight when 5Ls behind in 9th, ran on very strongly down centre of track, nearest at the finish. |
| 5 | 12 | ZERO IN (CC332) | F Coetzee | -- | Disputed lead or led by about half a length until the 800 M, led by 1L at entrance to home straight, headed by winner 250 M out, one-paced thereafter. |
| 6 | 10 | KALIMANTAN (CB262) | O Doleuze | -- | Had cover when 3-wide about 4Ls off pace in 9th or 10th through to home straight, 5-wide into home straight when 4Ls back in 9th, progress to be 2Ls back in mid-division at 200 M, no extra. |
| 7 | 6 | AMO (CB125) | B Prebble | -- | About 5Ls off pace towards rear down the back, 3Ls down in midfield off home turn and same at 200 M, weakened. |
| 8 | 13 | ALWAYS ZIETEN (CB090) | H W Lai | -- | Prominent within 2Ls of pace in 3rd or 4th through to home straight, all out to stay within 1L of the lead at 200 M, faded. |
| 9 | 14 | DESERT STORM (CA048) | P H Lo | TT | Detached at least 10Ls off pace down the back straight, 5-wide into home straight and 8Ls last, made a little late ground but never on terms. |
| 10 | 7 | UPBEAT (CC347) | S Dye | B | 3-wide with cover when 1L off pace in 3rd at 900 M, hampered at 600 M, 3-wide into straight when 2Ls down in 4th off home turn, very weak through final 200 M. (Significant amount of blood in trachea.) |
| 11 | 8 | STRATEGIC SELECT (CB133) | Y T Cheng | B | Slowest away, always in rear at least 9Ls off pace through to 600 M, never really on terms. |
| 12 | 2 | FREEBIRD (CC319) | A Starke | SR/CP | Had cover when 3-wide and 2Ls off pace in 5th at 1000 M, 3Ls off pace and under pressure to lie up off home turn, soon faded out. |
| FE | 4 | KOWLOON STAR (CC233) | M Rodd | B | Caught 5-wide without cover early, still very wide when allowed dispute lead at 1000 M, lost action about 700 M out, back-pedalled very quickly and keeled over. (Bled.) |
| 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 |