Race 7 (043)
CONTRACT HIRE SERVICE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | BRILLIANT DREAM (S203) | J Moreira | B/H | Began well, ridden forward to sit 1L behind leader at turn, hit front and kicked clear 400m, coasted to line holding off late challenge. |
| 2 | 3 | CIRCUIT LAND (T219) | R Fourie | TT | Jumped with field, taken to rail but shuffled three-back passing 1050m. No clear run till 300m, shifted in and finished strongly. |
| 3 | 2 | AMBER DRAGON (P229) | D Whyte | TT | Urged forward from outside draw, racing three wide before settling two-back, one-off at turn. Had clear run entering straight and ran on well. |
| 4 | 12 | STAR OF BOND (P200) | M L Yeung | H/P | Hard ridden wide to take lead passing 1150m before cutting to fence at turn. Caught soon after straightening but battled on gamely. |
| 5 | 5 | MARVEL HERO (T311) | C Y Ho | B1 | Crowded out at start, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Held up top of straight, switched out and ran on steadily. |
| 6 | 14 | SUGAR CITY (P228) | H N Wong | XB | Began fairly, unable hold position and unbalanced when crossed, dropping back. Had to shift out several times in straight to get clear running, finished off fairly. |
| 7 | 8 | NOBLE ALPHA (M339) | B Prebble | P | Began fairly from wide draw, settling towards rear in one-off position. Urged forward turn, switch out straight but one-paced final 200m. |
| 8 | 7 | GLORIOUS SUN (T310) | C K Tong | -- | Pressed forward inside leader to 1100m before slipping into box seat around turn. Looked chance top of straight but only one-paced from 300m. |
| 9 | 11 | OVETT (P351) | M Chadwick | SR/TT | Jumped sideways at start, ridden to find cover in midfield but left wide without cover from 900m. Hard ridden in straight but failed to respond. |
| 10 | 4 | I'M THE WON FOR U (T364) | G Mosse | H | Began OK, not pressed, racing in midfield in one-off position. Shown whip early in straight but found little. |
| 11 | 13 | KYNAM (P213) | C Schofield | CP/XB | Began well, urged forward inside leading pack before settling three-back along rail. Under pressure turning for home but found nothing and faded. |
| 12 | 6 | ENTITLING (T366) | N Callan | B1/TT1 | Began awkwardly, shifted across runners from wide draw, settling in one-off position at rear. Urged forward at turn but didn't respond. |
| 13 | 10 | CASA MASTER (T160) | K C Leung | B/TT1 | Slow into stride and soon last, trailing field. Never competitive. |
| 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 |