Race 7 (228)
CHATER HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | SMILE FOR ME (BJ117) | M Kinane | -- | Midfield. Under pressure from 400 M. Stayed on well. |
| 2 | 7 | NICKELS KING (BG373) | W R Swinburn | -- | Sat behind pace. Improved to 3rd at 400 M. Took lead at 200 M. Kept on well. |
| 3 | 2 | GIJIMA (BJ009) | E Legrix | -- | Mainly 3rd or 4th. Improved to 2nd at 200 M. Kept on well. |
| 4 | 1 | MANNIDEAR (BK215) | A Munro | -- | Settled in midfield. Kept on one pace final 200 M. |
| 5 | 10 | EACH OWN WAY (BL022) | C K Chung | -- | Towards rear. Improved from midfield at 500 M. Nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 6 | MEHRBAN (BH255) | A S Cruz | -- | Mainly in 6th. Good headway from 400 M. Weakened steadily closing stages. |
| 7 | 13 | OUR JOY (BL001) | G Mosse | -- | Last till 400 M. Passed tired horses in closing stages. |
| 8 | 4 | PROMINENCE (BL146) | B Marcus | -- | Midfield. Kept on one pace final 300 M. |
| 9 | 8 | GALLANT WARRIOR (BH028) | C K Tse | -- | Towards rear till made up some ground final 300 M. |
| 10 | 9 | TOMODACHI (BJ106) | W M Lai | -- | Rear and ridden along from 800 M. Wide into straight. Nearest at finish. |
| 11 | 5 | HOW FREE (BH127) | J K S Ho | -- | Led from 1000 M to 300 M. Weakened steadily. |
| 12 | 11 | WIN TACK (BG220) | D Holland | -- | Prominent 3rd till weakened steadily from 300 M. |
| 13 | 3 | GOLDEN HOPE (BL005) | D Gauci | -- | Towards rear throughout and never seen with a chance. |
| 14 | 12 | LIBERTAS (BG259) | W H Tse | -- | Disputed lead early. Faded badly from 2nd at 450 M. (Bled.) |
| 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 |