Race 6 (412)
OBSERVATORY HANDICAP Rating:70-50 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | DESERT STORM (CA048) | D Whyte | TT | On fence 8Ls off the pace 1200 M out, 3-wide into home straight when 3Ls down, 1L down in 2nd place 200 M out, led at the 100 M, kept on well. |
| 2 | 7 | EARL GREY (CA251) | R Fradd | B | Raced 3-wide without cover down the back straight, 8Ls off the pace at the 1200 M and 5Ls down 800 M out, 4-wide into straight and led 350 M out, headed about 100 M out, no extra. |
| 3 | 9 | RESOURCEFUL PRINCE (CA323) | W M Lai | B | Checked 1400 M out, on fence 7Ls off pace 1200 M out, 5Ls off the pace 800 M out on the inner, 3Ls down at top of home straight, ran on well close home to be nearest at the finish. |
| 4 | 11 | EXCEPTIONAL (BT183) | M Kinane | B | Checked exiting gates, settled in rear 12Ls off the pace 1000 M out, niggled along 600 M out, 6-wide into home straight when 6Ls down, ran on strongly to be nearest at the finish. |
| 5 | 5 | ADMIRAL (CA075) | S K Sit | -- | 2-wide and keen about 10Ls off the pace when checked 1200 M out, 5-wide and 4Ls down off home turn, all out to be two and a half lengths off the pace at the 200 M, no extra. |
| 6 | 1 | GOOD FIT (BT198) | O Doleuze | -- | Shifted in exiting gates, raced 3-wide with cover down the back between 6Ls and 10Ls off the pace, 4-wide into home straight and about 3Ls down, kept on okay without threatening principals. |
| 7 | 12 | LOK WAH SUCCESS (CB408) | H K Yim | -- | Raced 7Ls off the pace when 2-wide 1200 M out, 4-wide and 4Ls behind entering home straight, only 2Ls behind in 4th place 200 M out, faded through closing stages. |
| 8 | 6 | CHOICE AND CHANCE (CA381) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Awkwardly away losing ground at the start, on fence 10Ls off the pace 1200 M out, 2-wide and 5Ls off the pace travelling well entering straight, stayed on at only the same pace. |
| 9 | 2 | PERPETUAL PLEASURE (CB261) | G Schofield | -- | Raced 2-wide 5Ls off the pace in 5th place 1200 M out, 3Ls down entering straight, repeatedly disappointed for on the run-in to line, severely checked 200 M out, was not properly tested. |
| 10 | 4 | MASTER MAGIC (BP193) | A Marcus | -- | Raced 2-wide 8Ls off the pace 1200 M out, driven along when 5Ls down and 5-wide turning for home, never competitive. |
| 11 | 10 | SUCCESSFUL SPIRIT (BV226) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Led from early on, never clear by more than a length until home straight, soon headed, faded. |
| 12 | 13 | EMPIRE COURT (BT189) | K S Yu | B | Raced 2-wide 4Ls off the pace in 3rd place 1200 M out, 3-wide and 2Ls down into home straight and under pressure to lie up, faded rapidly. |
| 13 | 8 | CITI CENTRE (CA281) | J Spencer | -- | Raced 4Ls or 5Ls off the speed on the fence from 1400 M to top of home stretch, dropped out rapidly. |
| 14 | 14 | TIME OF RED WINE (CC040) | Y T Cheng | -- | In 2nd place out 2-wide about a length off the pace from the 1400 M to home straight, dropped away very tamely. |
| 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 |