Race 9 (305)
LIN FA SHAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | RAZOR QUEST (S146) | M Chadwick | H/TT | Jumped OK, eased and taken to fence, settling behind midfield. Left fence turning for home, caught in traffic top of straight, blocked 200m, forced through gap between horses 50m to win close home. |
| 2 | 2 | BOOMING DELIGHT (A113) | S Clipperton | B | No early pace, dropping towards rear in one-off position. Swung wide entering straight, picked up momentum gradually, doing best work final 100m to just miss. |
| 3 | 4 | FRIENDS OF NANJING (V140) | K C Leung | CP- | A little slow to move before picking up the bit and pressing forward to sit midfield in one-off position passing 1200m. Swung wide into straight, finished off strongly to miss narrowly. |
| 4 | 14 | THUNDER STOMP (V279) | H W Lai | -- | Broke well, ridden to hold forward position, settling midfield but wide. Kept wide around turn, got clear run from 400m, finished off strongly only to miss a placing in blanket finish. |
| 5 | 1 | CLASSIC EMPEROR (T193) | A Badel | H | Began awkwardly, losing left front plate, but pressed forward to race outside leader before settling 2L back 1400m when wide without cover. Urged forward from 600m, looked chance 100m, swamped final stages. |
| 6 | 9 | JADE FORTUNE (V020) | Z Purton | H | Began well, shared early pace before settling 1L behind leader in one-off position. A little flat-footed top of straight when leader kicked, then picked up momentum and ran on strongly. |
| 7 | 10 | CLUB LIFE (P309) | O Murphy | B/XB | Pressed forward to lead on settling but unable cross to fence till passing 1000m. Kicked clear top of straight, kept on strongly to 50m when swamped. |
| 8 | 5 | BEAUTY FLARE (V240) | K C Ng | CP1/TT | Beaten for early pace, dropping to behind midfield but kept away from fence. Had clear run in straight but didn't pick up the bit till 200m when ran on fairly. |
| 9 | 13 | UNICRON JEWELLERY (V333) | J Moreira | -- | Took a few strides to find feet then rolled forward along fence to snatch box seat on settling. Left flat-footed top of straight, picked up momentum passing 200m but reluctant to improve in restricted space final 100m. |
| 10 | 7 | SKY KING (V217) | O Doleuze | B/H/TT | Restrained soon after start and shifted across behind runners, settling in last pair but away from fence. Put under pressure turning for home and ran on fairly in straight. |
| 11 | 8 | GOLDEN SLEEP (T117) | N Callan | TT | Ridden along early to hold forward position, racing between horses 2L from leader. Got shuffled back turning for home, boxed on gamely in straight without looking dangerous. |
| 12 | 11 | CELESTIAL NOVA (V045) | H T Mo | TT | Shifted across behind runners soon after start, settling towards rear on one-off position. Hard ridden in straight but made little impression. |
| 13 | 6 | AMAZING GOLD (V408) | T H So | H | Ridden early to hold fence, settling 2.5L from leader back stretch. Lost position around turn, one-paced in straight. |
| 14 | 3 | HAPPY ROCKY (S147) | B Prebble | XB | Shifted across behind runners soon after start and last on settling. Trailed field thereafter and never competitive. |
| 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 |