Race 7 (585)
SOUTHERN OCEAN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | CHARITY KINGDOM (S278) | Z Purton | XB | Began well, ridden to hold forward position but trapped 3-wide on settling. Allowed to slide forward to take narrow lead from 1000m. Still in front on straightening and kept finding for narrow win. |
| 2 | 4 | BEAUTY LEAD (N209) | N Callan | TT | Urged forward from good draw, racing inside leader to 1000m before taken box seat. Had to angle out to find run in straight and finished strongly to just miss. |
| 3 | 7 | CHEEKY TOO (T152) | B Prebble | -- | Began OK but restrained to find cover passing 1400m 4L from leader. Switched wide entering straight and finished strongly. |
| 4 | 8 | PO CHING TREASURE (S388) | M L Yeung | B/TT1 | Hard ridden to take lead on settling, but allowed another to go marginally ahead from 1000m. Battled alongside leader all the way up the straight, weakening only in the final strides. |
| 5 | 10 | CASH COURIER (S417) | T Berry | TT | Ridden along to hold midfield position along fence 4L from leader. Stayed on fence around turn and early straight, making ground until blocked final 100m. |
| 6 | 1 | GOOD CHOICE (P423) | H N Wong | XB | Jumped OK but no early speed, dropping to rear in one-off position. Tightened around turn, taken wide in straight and ran on steadily to be closest at the finish. |
| 7 | 2 | RED DANCER (P264) | J Moreira | P/TT | First into stride, settled 2nd outside leader before easing into one-back, one-off position before turn. Made forward move entering straight to look a chance before running out of steam. |
| 8 | 6 | WONDERFUL GUY (P328) | D Lane | H | Shifted across behind runners from wide draw but kept wide towards the rear. Switched wider entering straight and ran on steadily. |
| 9 | 3 | HORSE OF FORTUNE (T118) | K Teetan | -- | Began awkwardly but recovered quickly settling in one-off position 3L from leader. Stayed close to fence in straight and ran on fairly. |
| 10 | 12 | DRAGON PINS (N167) | C K Tong | B | Shifted across behind horses from wide draw and last on settling. Taken wide in straight and kept on fairly without looking dangerous. |
| 11 | 14 | NEW SPEED AHEAD (T208) | T H So | -- | No early speed and last on settling. Made up ground around turn but one-paced in straight. |
| 12 | 5 | SYSTEM OVERLOAD (T115) | D Whyte | B- | Pressed forward from outside draw settling 3L from leader but wide and without cover. Covered extra ground turn but kept on till 200m before tiring. |
| 13 | 13 | JUN GONG (N325) | W M Lai | -- | No early speed, settling close to rail towards the rear. Improved around turn, tightened 500m, one-paced in straight. |
| 14 | 11 | FLYING UNICORN (M087) | H W Lai | B | Shifted across behind horses from wide draw, settling at rear but still wide. Clear last on entering straight and found nothing under pressure. |
| 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 |