Race 9 (397)
THE HONG KONG CLASSIC CUP Rating:- 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | IT HAS TO BE YOU (N356) | T Clark | -- | Jumped well but restrained, dropping four-back, one-off to straight. Found inside run 350m and ran on strongly though drifting final stages. |
| 2 | 3 | PRESIDENT LINCOLN (N267) | M Chadwick | TT | Blundered shortly after start when crowded. Held near rear to 400m before running home strongly between horses. |
| 3 | 7 | ASHKIYR (P151) | W C Marwing | CP- | Began fairly but quickly made up ground to sit wide at midfield. Taken further out entering straight and finished full of running. |
| 4 | 2 | GOLD-FUN (P045) | D Whyte | CP | Proved difficult to settle early but then travelled well from 1000m. Lay in entering straight, recovered and finished off strongly. |
| 5 | 4 | WAH MAY STAR (M254) | H W Lai | B- | Jumped best but not rushed and held two-back, one-off before turn. Switched out 400m and kept on well to the line. |
| 6 | 6 | AKEED MOFEED (P125) | O Doleuze | SR | Bumped, unbalanced start, then raced ungenerously 1000m, dropping to rear. Taken wide straight and finished off nicely. |
| 7 | 13 | POETIC JUSTICE (P182) | N Callan | H/XB1/TT | Taken back across runners from wide draw but difficult to settle, then checked 1000m. Made ground rail entering straight and kept on steadily. |
| 8 | 11 | BEST SHOW (N438) | T Angland | V1 | Bumped, unbalanced start but made up ground to be sole leader before turn. Caught 350m but boxed on till tiring final stages. |
| 9 | 14 | BLAZING SPEED (P192) | U Rispoli | -- | Bumped start, recovered to sit third behind leader but without cover. Still in contention 200m before tiring. |
| 10 | 10 | CRACKERJACK (N446) | R Fourie | B-/SR2 | Taken quickly to front before giving way to leader, taking box seat. Looked chance 400m before turning one-paced. |
| 11 | 5 | HAPPY ERA (N378) | G Mosse | -- | Ridden up from middle draw but difficult to settle and mostly travelled wide without cover. Wide in straight, tiring final stages. |
| 12 | 1 | AUTUMN GOLD (P044) | T Queally | SR1 | Jumped well, sitting two back the face but not suited by slow pace. Weakened under pressure from 400m. |
| 13 | 12 | GARLIC BOY (N287) | Z Purton | -- | Not suited by slow pace and raced at rear to the turn. Lost contact with other runners from 200m. Irregular heart rhythm. |
| 14 | 9 | CHATER DREAM (P117) | B Prebble | -- | Taken back from wide draw and raced at rear to turn, dropping to last and losing contact with other runners from 400m. |
| 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 |