Race 7 (500)
THE FLYAWAY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:88-48 2000m Sha Tin Soft
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | ALLEZ AU BON (BG379) | N Tiley | -- | Settled in rear. Commenced run steadily approaching 800 M, travelling in 3L 5th upon straightening. Ran on powerfully to take command from 300 M and soon forged clear to win comfortably. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 9 | FACE THE ODDS (BH230) | W H Tse | -- | Towards rear to home bend. Midfield into straight. Stayed on inside 200 M without ever looked like reaching winner. |
| 3 | 2 | CLEAR CITY (BC155) | R Thompson | -- | Last to home bend and was 8th or 9th entering straight. Made up ground gradually to be distant 2nd 100 M out. No extra towards finish. |
| 4 | 12 | KA FOOK (BJ197) | F Coetzee | -- | Moved up to share 2nd from 4th leaving 1200 M. Gained slender advantage turning into straight but had no response to winner's challenge at 300 M. Faded close home. |
| 5 | 14 | LIGHT SENSATION (BJ149) | G Childs | -- | Towards rear till improving to be midfield by 800 M. Made good progress on inside rails round home bend and was 2L off pace early straight. Kept on without quickening. |
| 6 | 8 | VALIANT RED (BH093) | A S Cruz | -- | Settled in 5th or 6th in back straight. Headway to share pace approaching home turn and had every chance at 400 M. Unable quicken under pressure and was well beaten 200 M out. |
| 7 | 11 | THUNDER AND GOLD (BG358) | K H Ting | -- | Midfield. Good progress to be 1L off pace from 1200 M. Lost some ground home bend but was still in close 3rd entering straight. Failed to reach challenging position at 300 M and soon faded. |
| 8 | 10 | SPIRITS BAY (BH225) | D Gauci | -- | Never near to challenge. |
| 9 | 5 | NEW LEAF (BK055) | C K Chung | -- | Raced in 8th in back straight. Midfield from 1200 M and was not far off leaders into straight. Effort not sustained at 300 M. |
| 10 | 3 | JUST DELIGHT (BK138) | Y S Wong | -- | Took up running from stable bend and was well clear of remainder at 1/2 way. Lost lead when hanging very wide home turn and never recovered in straight. |
| 11 | 4 | SHOULD RUN FOR ME (BK133) | K M So | -- | Mostly 6th to home bend. Faded. |
| 12 | 13 | OCEAN PRIDE (BJ294) | C K Tse | -- | Prominent to 800 M where he soon faded. |
| 13 | 1 | GREY LINNET (BJ223) | C W Choi | -- | Never a factor. (Finished lame.) |
| PU | 7 | HONG KONG SPIRIT (BG382) | J Marshall | -- | In first 4 till dropping out of race rapidly from 1200 M. (Destroyed.) |
| 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 |