Race 8 (138)
CHICAGO HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | NEEDLES AND THREAD (CJ282) | O Doleuze | B | In mid-division, raced 3-wide without cover early but was able to shift in at halfway, well placed in 3rd turning in, closed off strongly final 200 M to lead in last few strides. |
| 2 | 8 | MIGHTY SUN (CK058) | M L Yeung | B | Always in touch, moved to 2nd in pursuit of the leader rounding the home turn, responded well under hands and heels riding and briefly led inside 200 M, battled on but was headed inside final strides. (Jockey questioned.) |
| 3 | 12 | AMAZING CHOICE (CG163) | Z Purton | B | Broke well but was restrained to a 2-wide spot in mid-division, waited with until 450 M, made good progress final 300 M and claimed 3rd close home. |
| 4 | 10 | SEA PRINCE (CJ245) | D Beadman | H1/TT | Towards the rear early, strode forward to midfield on entering the back straight, crept forward from 500 M to be 4th going into straight, held every chance in straight, kept on but couldn't find the extra. |
| 5 | 1 | GREAT LAND'S STAR (CJ294) | C K Tong | XB/PC1 | Slow to begin, settled towards the rear 8Ls back, moved closer approaching the final turn, gradually picked up in straight and made up some late ground. |
| 6 | 4 | SUPER GENKI (CH195) | M Chadwick | TT | Dropped back to the rear after the start and was given a waiting ride, niggled along 500 M out, finished well from off the pace but not reach leaders. |
| 7 | 9 | INDUSTRIAL MARVEL (CG188) | C W Wong | -- | Soon led, set even pace upfront and had an uncontested lead to the final bend, headed 200 M and found no extra over the final stages. |
| 8 | 13 | MAGIC TEMPLE (CC368) | G Cheyne | PC | In mid-division early, shuffled back to rear when hampered near 1200 M, 8Ls down in an unpromising position turning in and made no impression in the run to the line. |
| 9 | 11 | SMART CHOICE (CK368) | W M Lai | B | Restrained to a position in midfield, rousted along 450 M out but finished off the race very one-paced. (Jockey questioned.) |
| 10 | 7 | GOLDEN TREASURE (CJ087) | D Whyte | -- | Along the inside never far off the pace in chasing group, severely checked by a beaten runner near 450 M and lost momentum, hard driven 300 M but not quicken. |
| 11 | 14 | GREAT HERO (CH016) | T H So | B/TT | Held inside run in midfield, lost ground near 1200 M and again at 450 M when checked severely, never recovered. |
| 12 | 2 | TOP HONOR (CE183) | G Mosse | -- | Towards the rear, raced wide throughout and covered more ground than others, couldn't pick up when asked, eased when beaten 200 M out. |
| 13 | 6 | STILTON (CG173) | Y T Cheng | PC | Taken across to the fence soon after the start, raced in last pair 9Ls behind leaders, soon outpaced on straightening. |
| 14 | 5 | GOLD WINNER (CK139) | H W Lai | XB- | Went forward from the outside barrier, tracked leader prominently until weakening inside 450 M, finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.) |
| 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 |