Race 9 (392)
THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG DERBY TRIAL Rating:- 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | KING DANCER (CK129) | G Mosse | CP | Travelled rearward 7Ls off the pace, shifted ground in search of clear run at the top of home straight, dashed impressively between horses final 300 M, battled bravely and hit the lead near 50 M. |
| 2 | 4 | SUPER SATIN (CK116) | D Whyte | -- | Taken rearward from the wide gate, swung wide for home, launched a strong challenge down centre of the home straight, fought hard to contest the lead final 200 M, narrowly beaten by the winner. |
| 3 | 1 | BEAUTY FLASH (CK314) | C Soumillon | TT | Sat in a 3-wide position just off the pace, no cover in the early stages, ran on to lead 300 M out, fought hard but failed to hold off the challenge from the top two final 100 M. |
| 4 | 6 | IRIAN (CL187) | D Beadman | -- | Broke fairly, settled in a one-off spot just behind the mid-division, held up for room until 250 M, finished off soundly for 4th but only offered little threat to the principals. |
| 5 | 5 | SUPER PISTACHIO (CL099) | F Coetzee | TT | Out in line, prominently placed 1-2Ls off the speed on rails, blocked early in home straight, finished off satisfactorily final 250 M but lacked a decisive kick to challenge the principals. |
| 6 | 2 | TUSCAN SPIRIT (CK055) | C Williams | -- | Took the box-seat in early stages but had to shift out when pace slackened near 1000 M, ran on to lead at home turn, overhauled at 250 M, kept on until flattened passing 150 M. |
| 7 | 7 | BEAUTY LEGEND (CL143) | B Prebble | -- | Bit slow to begin, soon ran up to hold a fence position in midfield, tried to improve along the inner early in home straight, could not find extra passing 200 M, soon got tired. |
| 8 | 3 | CHATER WAY (CL093) | Z Purton | B | Jumped fast, taken to a 3-wide position in the mid-division, made up little ground down centre of home straight from 400 M, crowded near 200 M, only one-paced after the interference. |
| 9 | 14 | JOLLY GOOD (CL134) | J Victoire | -- | Slow to begin, urged along to catch up 7L off the pace in a rearward position, finished off fairly final 400 M and passed some tired rivals. |
| 10 | 10 | RIDE WITH THE WIND (CL183) | B Doyle | B1/TT1 | Got across behind the bunch of horses and ended up settling about 4Ls behind the leader, gave very limited response when placed under pressure final 400 M, never a factor. |
| 11 | 13 | CALIFORNIA MEMORY (CL135) | M Chadwick | TT1 | Jumped only fairly from gate 14, niggled along to lead and found the fence near 1000 M, overhauled at 500 M and got tired soon after entering the home straight. |
| 12 | 11 | APPRECIATION (CK161) | O Doleuze | V/TT | Driven to sit 3-4Ls off the pace, one-off with cover, outpaced passing 300 M, soon dropped out. |
| 13 | 9 | STRAIGHT FORWARD (CL100) | J Lloyd | TT | Caught 3-wide with no cover in the mid-division, weakened sharply early in home straight, finished tailed out. |
| 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 |