Race 7 (657)
MIDLAND THE BEST DEVELOPER HANDICAP Rating:60-40 2000m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | DR WELL (CD165) | S Dye | -- | Led by 1L on fence at 1600 M, same at 800 M, kicked on 550 M out and 2Ls clear at top of home straight, pressed on to draw 3Ls at 200 M, well clear when eased final 50 M., |
| 2 | 4 | MAIN ATTRACTION (CB218) | D Whyte | -- | Awkwardly away, 3 back on the fence about 4Ls off pace in midfield from 1600 M to 800 M, 4Ls down in 4th when 3-wide off home turn, no chance with winner but stayed on best of the rest. |
| 3 | 14 | PORT OF HOPE (CC019) | Y T Cheng | -- | A little keen 1600 M out, had the run of the race on fence in about 3rd from 1500 M to 800 M, under pressure over 2Ls down in 2nd off home turn, kept on at same pace and lost 2nd about 100 M out. |
| 4 | 5 | CHINESE KID (CC091) | W Woods | SR | Awkwardly away, raced keenly until about 1400 M out when about 6Ls off speed on fence in 12th, about 5Ls down in 5th off home turn and hard ridden, stayed on at same pace. |
| 5 | 12 | SUPER DANA (CC293) | G Mosse | B | 2-wide when 1L down in 2nd at 1600 M, niggled along 900 M out, 3Ls down in 3rd off home turn, very one-paced thereafter. |
| 6 | 7 | SHENANEGAN (CC215) | A Delpech | -- | Keen early on, 6Ls off pace when 2-wide in 11th at 1400 M marker, 5Ls behind in 10th at 800 M, always well outpaced from 600 M out but plugged on past a few tired rivals. |
| 7 | 6 | SHOW BRAVELY (CB388) | R Fradd | V | 5Ls off pace and 3-wide with cover in 10th at the 1400 M and same at 800 M, 8Ls down in 12th off home turn when 6-wide off final bend, stayed on slowly down the centre of the track. |
| 8 | 2 | SPECIFIC SORCEROR (CA321) | C Williams | B | 3Ls off pace when 3-wide with cover in 6th at the 1500 M, 4-wide and 2Ls off pace in midfield at 800 M when niggled along, lost place on circle and 7Ls down off final bend, no threat. |
| 9 | 10 | SNIPER (CD110) | A Marcus | -- | Caught 4-wide without cover when 3Ls off pace in 5th at 1500 M, had cover when 4-wide and 4Ls off pace in midfield at 1000 M, tiring when 5-wide off home turn when 8Ls off pace, stayed on steadily. |
| 10 | 3 | DON SEBASTIAN (BS297) | F Coetzee | P-/B2 | 7Ls off speed when one from rear at 1200 M, 6Ls down at 800 M, 4-wide into home straight when about 9Ls down in rear bunch, no chance. |
| 11 | 13 | CLAWS OF THUNDER (CB292) | P H Lo | TT | Steadied at 1600 M, 4Ls off pace and 2-wide in 8th at 1500 M, 7Ls down in 11th off home turn, no impression. |
| 12 | 11 | DANCING BOY (CC358) | H K Yim | V | A little slowly away, 7Ls off pace and 2-wide in rear at 1200 M, 6Ls down in rear at 800 M, 5-wide into home straight when 10Ls last, very weak. |
| 13 | 8 | VENETIAN MASTER (CB334) | T Mundry | B | Slowly away, keen early on, pressed on 5-wide without cover when 5Ls off pace in 9th at 1400 M to dispute lead out 3-wide at 1000 M, faded on circle, beaten before home turn. |
| 14 | 9 | CHING HOI BOY (CC222) | H W Lai | B-/V2 | 3-wide without cover when 2Ls off pace in 4th at 1400 M, keen at 1200 M, still prominent at 800 M, faded badly on the circle and beaten before home turn. |
| 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 |