Race 3 (463)
THE WILLIAMS CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:56-32 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | BEST RUNNER (BJ122) | H K Yim | -- | Tardy start. Towards the rear. Ran on strongly from 300 M despite shifting in and shifting out. Got up to win in last few strides. Won going away. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 12 | THUNDER AND GOLD (BG358) | W L Ho | -- | Pushed to lead from outside draw. Ding-dong battle with 3rd horse throughout the straight. Swamped by winner close home. |
| 3 | 1 | IRON HORSE (BG354) | K H Ting | -- | Tracked leader. Long battle with 2nd horse throughout straight. Ran on strongly despite hanging in. Just lost 2nd place on the line. |
| 4 | 9 | COLD KILLER (BK053) | M Clarke | -- | Behind the leaders. Ran on well final 200 M. |
| 5 | 2 | EXCEL TREASURE (BK102) | G Childs | -- | Jumped well. Soon in midfield. Carried wide into the straight. Ran on steadily. |
| 6 | 5 | SPIRITS BAY (BH225) | E Legrix | -- | At the back. Made up a lot of ground final 300 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 10 | TRUST MYSELF (BK181) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Planted at start, losing considerable ground. Soon recovered a lot of ground to be at back of field at 1400 M. Second last into the straight. Ran on strongly to be nearest at finish. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 3 | JIVE BOY (BL034) | K C Chan | -- | Always in midfield. |
| 9 | 6 | FORTUNE LINK (BK212) | F Coetzee | -- | Midfield at best. One-paced in straight. (Demoted.) |
| 10 | 4 | MAGICIAN (BE077) | B Marcus | -- | Slowly away. At the back. Last into straight. Doing best work at finish. |
| 11 | 11 | WIND TRAVELLER (BG286) | L T Leung | -- | In touch. Kept on well in straight until tiring last 150 M. |
| 12 | 7 | RIVER SEREIN (BJ218) | J Marshall | -- | Never far off. Did not quicken in straight. (Spread plate in running.) |
| 13 | 13 | TOTAL SUCCESS (BJ023) | C K Chung | -- | Never far off. Dropped out from the 300 M. |
| 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 |