Race 2 (563)
THE WILLIAMS CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:40-15 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | HAPPY HEROES (CD261) | R Fradd | B | Began well and drifted back to rear. Was checked off heels before 1000 M. Advanced from 3 wide position rounding home and took closer order in 2nd. Responded well under pressure final 200 M to hold off rivals. Solid effort. |
| 2 | 2 | FILEBO (CE214) | D Whyte | -- | Began well. Good speed to take up forward position. Settled in prime spot 2 wide 2Ls behind speed in 3rd. Went with winner from 300 M. Fought hard to hold some chances but failed to match strides final 50 M. |
| 3 | 1 | GOLD MASTER (CC365) | B Prebble | TT | Started fairly. Failed to obtain cover in early stages, over-raced and rolled on to lead from 800 M till straight. Attempted to make all but got outsprinted by top pair inside final 100 M. |
| 4 | 13 | WIN DANCER (CC357) | F Coetzee | TT | Bounded at start. Fast into stride to dispute for lead. Took fence at 900 M and took sit behind leader at 800 M for some cover. Only even paced in straight. Fought very hard to make frame. Good effort. |
| 5 | 12 | NEW TAMAR (CE156) | Y T Cheng | B2 | Began with them. Behind midfield. Steadied at 800 M when about 5Ls off pace on fence. Pressured from 500 M. Made good run between runners after 300 M and produced late impression final 150 M. Closest at line. |
| 6 | 3 | AMBITIOUS MARJU (CE160) | C Munce | -- | Average to begin and was allowed to drop towards the rear. Checked off heels at 1000 M. 7Ls from leader in last at 800 M. Switched wide on straightening. Made steady ground outside and closed race well but simply had too much to do. |
| 7 | 11 | JUST TOO GOOD (CB150) | E Saint-Martin | P-/B2 | Average begin. Never worse than midfield. Had easy trip throughout 1 to 2 off the rail till straight. Within 3Ls from lead on straightening. Battled hard in straight but went on very one-paced. |
| 8 | 10 | DANEPRINT (CC221) | G Mosse | B | Broke with field. Showed early speed to be forward. Settled 2Ls away on fence. Steadied at 800 M and lost ground. 5Ls back in 9th after straightening. Kept giving in straight on the inside but never a threat. |
| 9 | 8 | GOOD TRIO (CD029) | G Schofield | -- | Average to begin. Niggled along around midfield. About 4Ls behind leader in a 2 wide position with cover at 800 M. 4 wide on turning and made steady ground early straight but failed to turn up a notch after 200 M. |
| 10 | 9 | SEVEN STARS (CE295) | O Doleuze | -- | Slow to begin. Raced in rearward position. 2 wide with cover 5Ls back at 800 M. Under pressure and swung wide making home turn. Kept on only one-paced and did not get nearer. |
| 11 | 5 | A BETTER DRAGON (CC329) | W L Ho | SR | Awkward to begin and lost ground. Slid to the fence and improved no better than behind midfield. Checked at 600 M. Turned in 5th wide 6Ls back in 2nd last after straightening. Ran on fairly in straight and only past tired runners. |
| 12 | 6 | DR HAENSLER (CE003) | K T Yeung | P2 | Broke well. Restrained to be midfield or worse. Raced keenly at 1000 M. Improved position on bridle in a 4 wide spot rounding home 2Ls from lead in 5th. Unable to quicken in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 13 | 7 | FIGS (CE141) | S Dye | B | Jumped well. Good early speed to take charge first 400 M. Then slotted into handy spot on fence 2Ls from lead in 4th. Worked hard to stay on from 500 M but found nothing under the whip. Very weak in straight. |
| 14 | 14 | MILLENNIUM DAWN (BV168) | H W Lai | B | Outpaced early. Kept in rearward position. Over-raced, struck heels and blundered near 800 M. Last to turn in. Dropped out quickly and finished far from field. |
| 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 |