Race 7 (496)
AUSTIN HANDICAP Rating:105-80 1400m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | THANK HEAVENS (BT224) | E Legrix | TT | Settled at rear. Switched wide on straightening and ran on strongly from 300 M to assert authority inside 100 M. |
| 2 | 1 | CITIZEN KANE (BV260) | A Marcus | P- | Soon disputed lead. Clear advantage from 800 M until finding winner too strong final 100 M. |
| 3 | 14 | HUANGDI (BV154) | W M Lai | -- | Niggled along from wide draw to be in touch. Ran on steadily final 200 M to claim 3rd close home. |
| 4 | 3 | TOY WARRIOR (BT164) | R Fradd | -- | Steadily dropped behind midfield from widest draw. Ran on well from 300 M. One-paced closing stages. |
| 5 | 11 | BULL'S EYE (BV148) | K H Ting | H | Jump awkwardly. Pushed along to be midfield. Made up a little late ground. |
| 6 | 12 | EXULTATION (BV223) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped awkwardly, midfield and wide early. Ran on quite well final 200 M until no extra near finish. |
| 7 | 4 | CHAMPIONSHIP (BT059) | J Egan | -- | Well there to 600 M. Under pressure and dropped to midfield entering straight. Kept on one pace. |
| 8 | 13 | DOLLARS AND SENSE (BT278) | S Dye | BO | Inconvenienced at start, at rear to straightening. Made up some ground from 300 M, effort not sustained final 100 M. |
| 9 | 8 | ESPRESSO (BP205) | D Whyte | P | Prominent to 250 M. Steadily weakened inside final 150 M. |
| 10 | 2 | MASTER FAY (BV193) | D Harrison | -- | Disputed lead to 800 M, then sat behind leader. Steadied at 600 M. Gradually weakened from 200 M. |
| 11 | 5 | HANDBAG DRAGON (BT253) | E Saint-Martin | -- | In touch briefly, dropped steadily to last at 900 M. Never a factor. |
| 12 | 9 | FOREST SPRING (BN202) | K C Tsang | B | Niggled along in midfield. Dropped back a bit on home bend. Not a factor in the straight. |
| 13 | 10 | CELESTIAL CHIEF (BT107) | T Culhane | -- | Midfield. Under pressure from 700 M when beginning to give ground. Weakened further in home straight. |
| 14 | 6 | MENDOZA (CA197) | S King | -- | Not far off to 400 M. Faded. |
| 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 |