Race 7 (571)
THE LI CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:120-95 1200m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | SPECIAL KING PRAWN (CD212) | R Fradd | B-/TT | Settled 2-wide behind midfield until home straight. Quickened and swept to the lead final 100 M. |
| 2 | 1 | PLANET RULER (CB359) | H W Lai | -- | Niggled along in rear section. Swung out on straightening and rallied home to be closest at finish. |
| 3 | 8 | TRIUMPHANT UNICORN (CD166) | S Dye | -- | Jumped awkwardly. Settled 2-wide at midfield until home straight. Quickened on straightening and charged to the lead near 200 M. Kept on but unable to hold off the top pair closing stages. |
| 4 | 6 | DYNAMIC FUN (CB281) | D Whyte | B | Raced along the fence at midfield until home straight. Steadily made up ground in the closing stages. |
| 5 | 7 | FIREBOLT (CB256) | A Delpech | B/SR/TT | Among leaders early. Dropped back after 1000 M and settled within 2Ls of the leaders in 3rd. Kept on fairly in the home straight. |
| 6 | 2 | NATURAL BLITZ (CE227) | G Schofield | TT | On fence and disputed lead until making the turn. A length down rounding home turn and regained lead on straightening. Kept on same pace and was swamped inside final 200 M. |
| 7 | 4 | ABLE PRINCE (CC348) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly and was taken back from wide draw. Niggled along on fence behind midfield after 900 M. Ran on without threatening in the straight. |
| 8 | 11 | WEALTHY TREASURE (CC270) | C Brown | -- | Steadily dropped back to be 3-wide in rear section. Among last few to enter home straight and only ran past a few beaten runners in closing stages. |
| 9 | 9 | BILLET EXPRESS (CD140) | C K Tong | -- | Ridden along out of the gates and raced in a disputed lead. Maintained a length's advantage in a 2-wide position rounding home turn but dropped out soon after straightening. |
| 10 | 10 | GENERAL KINGY (CB039) | S K Sit | B/TT- | Slowly away. Crowded shortly after start and raced near the back. Checked again at 900 M and trailed field. Under the whip to keep pace rounding home turn and made no impression in the straight. |
| 11 | 3 | MULTIDANDY (CA329) | F Coetzee | TT | Jumped fairly from widest draw and was niggled along. Kept within 3Ls of the leaders in 4th from 1000 M onwards. Dropped out soon after straightening. (Lame.) |
| 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 |