Race 9 (082)
SPOONBILL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | ERIMO (E193) | Z Purton | B | Began well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, easy run to turn, hard ridden 300M, hit the front 200M, kept on strongly to the line. |
| 2 | 2 | WINNER METHOD (E178) | L Hewitson | TT | Out with rest, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, dropped to 3rd on turn, closed off well without threatening the winner. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 3 | 4 | DECRYPT (D129) | A Hamelin | TT | Away well, positioned 2 wide better than midfield, there to turn, finished off well to take a place, no threat to the winner. |
| 4 | 14 | RED TITAN (E309) | V Borges | H/TT | Jumped with them, raced in midfield on the outside, same position on turn, closed off well to make frame, not quite able to challenge. |
| 5 | 3 | KILINDINI (E236) | S De Sousa | TT | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced 2 wide towards rear, 5 lengths back on turn, angled out 450M, made good progress in straight without threatening. |
| 6 | 8 | QUADRUPLE DOUBLE (B250) | Y L Chung | TT | Commenced well, sent forward to take the lead, enjoyed the easy lead to turn, hard ridden approaching 300M, peaked and headed 200M, weakened gradually final 100M. |
| 7 | 5 | KASA PAPA (G312) | C L Chau | TT | Began fairly, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, bumped 500M, made some progress early in straight, peaked 150M, ran on evenly thereafter. (Mucus.) |
| 8 | 12 | BEAUTY CHAMP (G137) | R Maia | SR/XB/H1/TT2 | Shifted out at start, raced keenly, in touch on the outside, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 9 | 7 | SKY FOREVER (E414) | M F Poon | B/TT | Shifted out on jumping and made contact, raced behind midfield on the inside, bumped near 500M, made some headway early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 10 | 1 | MASTER MONTARO (E142) | K C Leung | -- | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide at rear, angled out 500M, made no impression in straight. |
| 11 | 6 | DRAGON FORTUNE (E110) | L Ferraris | TT | Away with them, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, very wide into straight, made no progress in straight. |
| 12 | 11 | SUPER BABY (G364) | C Y Ho | CP1 | Bumped start, raced at rear on the outside, 7 lengths back turning in, made no impression in straight. |
| 13 | 9 | CIRCUIT NINE (G140) | M Chadwick | H/TT | Hampered start, raced at rear on the inside, hard ridden after passing 550M but only showed limited response, no impression in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) (Lame both front legs next day.) |
| 14 | 10 | NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE (G069) | L Currie | B1/XB1/TT1 | Began only fairly, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 300M. |
| 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 |