Race 7 (580)
THE ARGONAUT PLATE Rating:- 1200m Sha Tin Soft
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | MAN OF HONOUR (BS267) | C K Tsang | -- | Hampered at start and was at rear early. Ridden to reach midfield at 1000 M. Held 5th turning in and switched out for a clear run passing 400 M. Ran on strongly to take command at 250 M. Held on well to the line. (To Class 2.) |
| 2 | 11 | FAITHFUL ASSURANCE (BS179) | F Coetzee | -- | Towards rear. Ran on strongly final 300 M on the far side. Winner too strong. |
| 3 | 14 | SPRING (BS279) | S M Tam | -- | Soon in touch. Every chance 300 M. Failed to quicken. |
| 4 | 1 | FOOTPRINTS (BS163) | D Whyte | -- | Prominent. Kept on one-paced final 200 M. |
| 5 | 6 | ME FIRST (BS236) | R Fradd | -- | At the back early. Moderate progress from 800 M and was wide turning in. Made up a little ground towards finish. |
| 6 | 4 | PRIMO (BS030) | G Boss | -- | Broke well and led briefly. Dropped to midfield at 800 M. No further improvement. |
| 7 | 8 | BORN DRAGON (BS215) | W Woods | -- | Prominent early. Dropped to midfield at 800 M. Not in contention thereafter. |
| 8 | 12 | LASER PRIDE (BS277) | B Marcus | -- | Slow into stride. Moved up to sit outside leader at 900 M. Disputed lead turning in. Headed 250 M. Weakened badly. |
| 9 | 10 | ENCHANTED TREASURE (BS304) | C F Chan | -- | Soon dropped to worse than midfield. Not a factor in straight. |
| 10 | 7 | SPEEDY RUNNER (BS135) | B Doyle | -- | Towards rear throughout. Never seen with a chance. |
| 11 | 13 | PRODIGY (BS294) | D Nikolic | -- | At the back throughout. Never a factor. |
| 12 | 9 | BRILLIANT LEADER (BS211) | K H Ting | -- | At rear throughout. |
| 13 | 5 | TRIPLE EXPRESSO (BS141) | E Legrix | B | Prominent. Led from 1200 M. Disputed lead turning in. Headed 300 M. Weakened rapidly. |
| 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 |