Race 8 (337)
THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | BEAUTY FLASH (CK314) | C Soumillon | TT | Overcame a wide draw with ease and had an uncontested lead, quickened impressively and kicked 3Ls clear passing 300M, kept on strongly to the line and was never challenged. |
| 2 | 5 | CHATER WAY (CL093) | D Whyte | B1 | Held up in midfield and travelled well throughout, swung 3-wide into straight and quickened to 2nd just before 200M, all out but made no impression on the runaway winner. |
| 3 | 2 | TUSCAN SPIRIT (CK055) | C Williams | -- | Well enough away then grabbed a spot on the fence and travelled 3Ls back in 5th, came through a narrow passage near 200M to go 3rd and proved well suited by this step up in trip. |
| 4 | 4 | SUPER PISTACHIO (CL099) | F Coetzee | TT | Travelled 2-wide in midfield and well covered, took time to muster in straight and picked up well final 200M to take 4th just before the line. |
| 5 | 6 | ABLE SPEED (CK210) | G Mosse | B-/TT | Placed handily just off leader, stayed on final 300M but couldn't find extra to seriously challenge. |
| 6 | 12 | AMIGO (CK358) | J Lloyd | -- | Dropped back to last after the start, came out wide into the straight and progressed steadily inside 400M for a non-threatening 6th. |
| 7 | 8 | STRAIGHT FORWARD (CL100) | M Chadwick | TT | Never far off in 4th, driven but made little progress inside 300M, just stayed on. |
| 8 | 11 | ALGARVE (CK239) | B Prebble | -- | Patiently held up towards the rear, 6Ls down turning into straight and found less than expected in the finish. Never dangerous. |
| 9 | 7 | BEAUTY LEGEND (CL143) | Z Purton | -- | Placed 3-wide in mid-division and left with no cover approaching the turn, had his chance in straight but could find no extra inside 100M. |
| 10 | 13 | CERISE CHERRY (CL141) | W C Marwing | CP-/SR1 | Settled 3-wide behind midfield and raced without cover down the back straight, stayed on fairly once in line for home but offered no threat despite being steadied near 100M. |
| 11 | 3 | WHITE JADE (CK131) | D Beadman | CP/XB/H | Tracked leader one out one back but was a little keen, outpaced near 200M and dropped right away. |
| 12 | 9 | APPRECIATION (CK161) | O Doleuze | V/TT | Along the fence in mid-division, ridden along 400M but lacked pace and never got into it. |
| 13 | 14 | MOONWALK (CL083) | W Pike | -- | Switched off the back 7-8Ls off the pace, fanned 3-wide into straight then found very little under pressure. No impression. |
| 14 | 10 | CHEERFUL DELIGHTS (CL184) | H W Lai | B | Slow to begin and raced towards the rear 6-7Ls off the leader, no pace to challenge turning into straight, left behind passing 200M. Never a factor. |
| 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 |