Race 9 (081)
TIANJIN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | APOLLO'S CHOICE (S312) | Z Purton | CP | Away nicely, settling one-out 3L from leader. Not asked for effort until straightening, barged through between horses 300m, hit front 100m, held off late challenge. |
| 2 | 10 | INVINCIBLE FRESH (T190) | U Rispoli | E/P/TT- | Steadied soon after start and shifted in for cover, dropping out-out towards rear. Stayed well back to straight, taken to centre track and finished strongly to miss narrowly. |
| 3 | 13 | EXPERTO CREDE (A110) | T Berry | H/XB | Ridden to hold forward position but held 3-wide with cover 3L from leader. Boxed on strongly in straight to grab minor placing. (Lost right hind plate 1100m) |
| 4 | 5 | HARD BALL GET (P373) | M F Poon | B | Jumped well, shared early pace while holding rail, before easing 3L back at turn. Left fence on straightening and battled on strongly to finish in the frame. |
| 5 | 7 | DARING FIT (V398) | D Whyte | B/TT | Hard ridden to lead, crossing to fence 1000m. Kept finding in straight when strongly challenged only to be swamped final stages. |
| 6 | 12 | RELENTLESS ME (A178) | J Moreira | CP1 | Pressed forward from an outside draw to race outside hindquarters of leader on settling. Urged forward on straightening, joint leader 200m, swamped closing stages. |
| 7 | 9 | WHO DAT SINGA (A003) | K Teetan | H | Began awkwardly, then held between horses towards rear to turn. Swung wide into straight, finished off nicely though disappointed for run close home. |
| 8 | 2 | MIGHTY MAVERICK (V150) | N Callan | CP/XB | Ridden along early to hold midfield position but held three-wide with cover. Taken to centre track on straightening but only one-paced. |
| 9 | 8 | FRIENDS OF NANJING (V140) | K C Leung | -- | Outpaced, dropping towards rear along fence. Swung wide into straight, checked 200m, one-paced. |
| 10 | 6 | PHOTON WILLIE (S199) | B Prebble | H/TT | Jumped OK, taken to fence, settling behind midfield. Lost position approaching home turn, stayed on rail in straight but only one-paced under pressure. |
| 11 | 14 | OUR FOLKS (P400) | M L Yeung | TT | Broke well, shared early pace before settling in box seat 2L from leader. Kept tabs to 200m when ran on out steam and faded. |
| 12 | 1 | CALCULATION (A248) | S Clipperton | H | Used from outside draw to stay with early pace, racing 3-wide without cover 2L from leader. Under pressure on straightening and faded gradually. |
| 13 | 11 | LOADED (A195) | K C Ng | H | Steadied soon after start and shifted across for cover, settling at rear along fence. Under pressure throughout but unable to improve position. |
| 14 | 3 | SKY KING (V217) | N Rawiller | B/H/TT | Began fairly, ridden and given reminders but didn't respond, becoming detached from field and retired from race. |
| 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 |