Race 8 (036)
SWALLOW HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | BUDDIES (C019) | Z Purton | H/TT | Stumbled badly at the start, soon recovered to be 2nd tracking clear leader, moved strongly into contention 500M, led 350M and strode clear mid-straight, kept going strongly never in danger. |
| 2 | 5 | BEAR SLAM (C143) | N Callan | -- | Began awkwardly, moved up to race in 3rd just over 3Ls behind clear leader, worked home well final 400M but always held by winner. |
| 3 | 4 | HAPPY SEBRING (B189) | K Teetan | B-/PC1/TT | Dropped back as expected, over 8Ls off the pace early and middle stages, driven along and wide from 600M, ran home final 400M fastest. |
| 4 | 10 | RULETHEROOST (B299) | C Schofield | CP | Jumped on terms, settled down midfield 5Ls behind clear leader, kept on steadily final 400M but never a serious threat to leaders. |
| 5 | 3 | VOLPINO (B161) | J Moreira | H/XB/TT | In mid-division, 6th place making home turn, only battled over final 350M, not threatened. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 5 | 9 | RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE (C197) | M L Yeung | SR | Began only fairly, held up behind midfield 6-7Ls off the pace, kept on moderately turning home, never troubled leaders. |
| 7 | 8 | TANG FLEMING (A067) | K H Chan | B/TT | Sent forward, established clear lead from 1200M, headed near 350M, weakened away mid-straight. |
| 8 | 7 | OWNERS' STAR (B427) | H T Mo | B/TT | Dropped back to near last early stages, 7Ls off the pace half-way, failed to respond when driven along near 400M, never near to challenge. |
| 9 | 2 | CHUNG WAH SPIRIT (A168) | T H So | P2/TT | Away well from draw 1, in 4th spot never far off from pace, came under pressure 500M, weakened mid-straight. |
| 10 | 12 | RIGHT HONOURABLE (A164) | K C Leung | H/P/TT | Taken back on jumping from wide barrier, always well back 8Ls from leader, switched wide 500M, couldn't go on in the straight. |
| 11 | 6 | RULE THEE (A172) | U Rispoli | -- | Held up 3-wide behind midfield, no cover form 1400M, struggled to keep up 500M, first to be beaten turning in. |
| 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 |