Race 7 (282)
THE HONG KONG CLASSIC TRIAL Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | MR VITALITY (BM108) | B Marcus | -- | Sat outside leader. Pushed to take command at 300 M. Kept on well though strongly challenged by 2nd horse inside 100 M. |
| 2 | 4 | DEAUVILLE (BM116) | E Legrix | -- | Settled midfield on inside. Ran on strongly from 350 M. Found winner too strong. |
| 3 | 1 | ADJARELI (BN181) | F Coetzee | -- | Behind leaders, racing freely. Ran on well in straight but never threatened the first two. |
| 4 | 3 | COTTAGE VIEW (BM171) | K M Chin | -- | Well back early. Progress from 1200 M to be midfield 1000 M. Kept on well. |
| 5 | 2 | CHE SARA SARA (BM223) | M Kinane | -- | Jumped well and gradually settled towards rear. Improved steadily from 200 M. Doing best work in closing stages. |
| 6 | 11 | SUPER TEAM (BN040) | T Quinn | -- | Mainly midfield. Little improvement from 300 M but one-paced final 100 M. |
| 7 | 5 | GLAMOROUS PALACE (BM177) | H K Yim | -- | Well there to 200 M. Failed to quicken. |
| 8 | 6 | LUCKY LORD (BN073) | G Childs | -- | Soon settled towards rear. Never threatened. |
| 9 | 13 | PRIDE AND JOY (BL190) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Mainly at back to straight. Made up some ground close home. |
| 10 | 12 | WAY AHEAD (BL149) | D Holland | -- | Soon took lead. Headed 350 M and one-paced thereafter. |
| 11 | 14 | TALISWIN (BN095) | K C Chan | -- | Well back and was last upon straightening. Ran past tired horses final 100 M. |
| 12 | 9 | PINE FAME (BM183) | T Jarnet | -- | Midfield to straight. Weakened gradually. |
| 13 | 8 | OPTIC GENERAL (BN029) | K H Ting | -- | Prominent to straight. Soon weakened rapidly. |
| UR | 10 | SHINNECOCK HILLS (BN003) | W R Swinburn | -- | Ducked out sharply immediately after start, unseating his rider. |
| 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 |