Race 7 (470)
RIVER VERDON HANDICAP Rating:100-76 1600m Sha Tin Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | CHEERS HONG KONG (CA172) | E Saint-Martin | B | Jumped well before settled back to midfield or worse. Five wide turning in. Ran on well final 300 M and took lead inside 100 M for a comfortable victory. |
| 2 | 8 | IRONIC COMMANDER (BV155) | D Whyte | B | Disputed lead to 1400 M and then settled in 2nd or 3rd place. Responded well upon straightening and took lead 300 M out. Kept on well until not quickened and headed inside 100 M. |
| 3 | 11 | KINDRED SPIRITS (BT204) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Towards rear from 1400 M. Ran on steadily final 250 M to be nearest at finish without troubling the first pair. |
| 4 | 4 | SMARTLORD (BS090) | S Dye | -- | Midfield. Hampered when making some ground approaching 200 M. Stayed on and held 3rd briefly 100 M out. |
| 5 | 10 | OPTIC FRIENDLY (CA252) | J Egan | -- | Midfield or behind. Made up some ground final 200 M. |
| 6 | 9 | NORTHERN FLYER (BS032) | G Childs | -- | Never far off. Under pressure from 600 M. Ran on 300 M out until one-paced final 100 M. |
| 7 | 5 | TEQUILA POP (BP088) | M Kinane | P | Soon in touch. Dropped back to forward of midfield 1000 M out. Kept on one-pace in straight. |
| 8 | 7 | ACROBATIC (CA108) | J Murtagh | -- | Led from 1400 M to 800 M. Regained lead upon straightening. Headed 300 M and weakened badly final 100 M. |
| 9 | 6 | COLOURFUL ERA (BP234) | K S Yu | -- | Jumped best before dropping steadily to forward of midfield. Improved to be in touch from 800 M. Kept on in straight until no extra final 100 M. |
| 10 | 13 | MILLENNIUM SUPREME (BV228) | C H Tse | B-/TT | Never far off. Ran on a bit upon straightening and led every chance before finding no more final 200 M. |
| 11 | 12 | COURAGE STAR (BT054) | C Williams | -- | Disputed lead before dropping back to forward of midfield. Headway from 1200 M and led 800 M out. Headed upon straightening. Kept on until weakened badly final 100 M. |
| 12 | 1 | HUNTING LAD (BP153) | Y T Cheng | B | Dropped back from wide draw to the back. Never a threat. |
| 13 | 14 | MARSHALL SPIRIT (CA016) | S King | -- | Jumped very awkwardly. Soon recovered to be midfield or worse. Steadied at 800 M. Weakened steadily upon straightening. |
| 14 | 2 | FIBBER (BV076) | R Fradd | B/TT1 | Slowly away. Always at rear. Never a factor. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |