Race 7 (025)
SHANTOU HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | HAPI HAPI (CD224) | D Whyte | TT1 | Raced 3-wide and kept within 2Ls of the leaders. Picked up gradually on straightening and assumed the lead final 200 M. Fought back nicely when challenged final 100 M for a close win. |
| 2 | 13 | HORSE AROUND (CB361) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | 3-wide behind midfield. Made some progress along the outside rounding home turn. Continued to close in onto the leaders on straightening. Came up just short in a duel with the winner. |
| 3 | 9 | CLEAN SWEEP (CD323) | T Mundry | -- | Failed to find speed early and settled in a rearward position. Had trouble getting a clear run 400 M but lodged a late rally to capture a minor placing. |
| 4 | 1 | FLYING SPRINTER (CD021) | H K Yim | B | Broke awkwardly and was ridden to a forward position. Kept within a length of the pace before improving into a disputed lead on straightening. Held a slim lead at 300 M but failed to hold off the principals thereafter. |
| 5 | 2 | ELFHELM (CC342) | B Prebble | B | Raced one off the fence at midfield. Made up some ground but unable to threaten in the closing stages. |
| 6 | 6 | WINNING PARADE (CA283) | M Rodd | B/TT | 3-wide and better than midfield. Improved gradually on straightening and closed to within 2Ls of the leaders. Unable to turn up a notch closing stages. |
| 7 | 3 | FOREVER WIN (CC069) | B Doyle | B | Settled 3-wide behind midfield. Responded fairly and made up some ground in the straight. |
| 8 | 10 | METRO FLYER (CA072) | C Williams | B- | Settled on fence at midfield. Shuffled back slightly rounding home turn. Raced evenly to line. |
| 9 | 8 | SOLDIER ON (CD230) | F Coetzee | -- | Bobbled the start and trailed field until straightening. Closed the race off only fairly. |
| 10 | 11 | STAR OF LIHLIN (CD262) | R Fradd | -- | Began well and was ridden to be close to pace. Gradually drift back towards midfield at home turn. Lacked a rally in the straight. |
| 11 | 5 | TOP HEALTH (CD015) | Y Lerner | -- | Raced wide and without cover at midfield early stages. Commenced to improve at 1000 M and joined leaders in a 3-wide position making home turn. Remained in contention before bowing out inside final 300 M. (Mucus.) |
| 12 | 7 | ORIENTAL (CC202) | G Mosse | B- | Raced on fence towards the back and was last to enter home straight. Only ran past a pair of weakening runners. |
| 13 | 14 | WIN FORTUNE (CB338) | A Delpech | B/TT | Quickest out and raced in the lead before settling behind the leader at 1000 M. Continued to stay within a length of the pace into home straight. Found no extra in the final stages. |
| 14 | 12 | SUPER WINNER (CD062) | G Schofield | SR | Midfield early stages and gradually worked its way to the lead at 900 M. Held a slim advantage on straightening before being swamped final 400 M. |
| 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 |