
Race 7 (467)
LINGFIELD HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1400m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | KING STAR (BG212) | D Whyte | -- | At back to straight. Waited with. Improved well along rail to take command final 100 M. Won comfortably. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 12 | MING RIVER (BK007) | C M Au | -- | Soon led. Headed final 100 M. Just held on for 2nd place. |
| 3 | 9 | GREAT HONOUR (BN071) | A Marcus | -- | Settled towards rear. Ran on well final 200 M. Just missed 2nd place on the line. |
| 4 | 3 | APPLAUSE FOR ME (BL169) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Midfield to straight. Improved steadily. Doing best work close home. |
| 5 | 6 | AMERICAN STAR (BK096) | K S Yu | -- | Midfield early. Pushed along to be handy at 1000 M. Every chance final 300 M. Failed to quicken. |
| 6 | 11 | HAPPY KING (BM030) | C K Tse | -- | Around midfield. Steady progress on the outside from 600 M to be in touch into straight. Kept on until one-paced final 200 M. |
| 7 | 2 | JOLLY GOOD WINNER (BK118) | K M So | -- | Among midfield throughout. |
| 8 | 1 | MR BELIEF (BN069) | A Munro | -- | At the back early. Pushed along to reach midfield at 1000 M. No further improvement in straight. |
| 9 | 5 | NEW LEAF (BK055) | B Marcus | -- | At back to straight. Ran past beaten horses close home. (Returned distressed and collapsed.) |
| 10 | 7 | SUNNYLAND (BH236) | H K Cheung | -- | Outpaced early and soon given reminders. Last and wide into straight. Made up little late ground. |
| 11 | 13 | COOTAMUNDRA (BN236) | W Woods | -- | Well there to 250 M. Weakened steadily. |
| 12 | 4 | GRACEFUL (BN170) | E Legrix | -- | At the back early. Improved from 1200 M to be close up 3rd at 1000 M. Still in touch into straight. Tired final 250 M. |
| 13 | 10 | ALLURA RED (BM178) | P Robinson | -- | Jumped well and led briefly. Settled just behind the pace. Faded from 400 M. |
| 14 | 14 | TACTICS (BL228) | P Payne | -- | Prominent to 800 M. Gradually dropped out of contention. |
| 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 |