Race 7 (023)
SHANTOU HANDICAP Rating:70-50 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | BEST FOR ALL (CB040) | G Mosse | SR | Always well placed on fence about 2Ls off pace through to home straight, soon picked up to lead about 300 M out, pushed out to score comfortably. |
| 2 | 7 | MASTER MAGIC (BP193) | A Marcus | -- | On fence about 3Ls off pace from 800 M out to home straight, shaken up to go 3rd about 2.5Ls off winner 200 M out, went 2nd with 100 M to race. |
| 3 | 6 | FAT CHOY TREASURE (BV156) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Broke well and soon led, never clear by much more than a length, hard ridden to maintain advantage at top of straight but headed by winner 300 M out, grabbed by MASTER MAGIC for 2nd 100 M out. |
| 4 | 11 | ARRECTIS AURIBUS (BP062) | S K Sit | SR | Held up one from rear about 7Ls off lead until final bend, stayed on strongly from rear to be nearest at the finish. |
| 5 | 4 | STOIC (BT155) | S Dye | B | Didn't break well, soon on fence about 6Ls off pace 900 M out, a little closer turning for home, stayed on at the same pace to line. |
| 5 | 5 | SALUZI (CB147) | E Legrix | -- | Settled 5Ls off pace and 2-wide down back straight, 3-wide and niggled along turning for home, one-paced to line. |
| 7 | 12 | EXCITING TIMES (CB169) | F Coetzee | TT | Raced in 2nd place out 2-wide 1L or 2Ls off pace until straightening for home, hard ridden from top of straight but was rather one-paced and made no impression. |
| 8 | 10 | EVER GLORY (CA199) | D Dunn | B/TT | Sent on to race in 4th place out 2-wide and about 3Ls off speed 800 M out, 3-wide into the straight, found nothing under pressure. |
| 9 | 13 | JUST TOO GOOD (CB150) | G Schofield | -- | Always racing 2-wide about 4Ls or 5Ls off pace until home turn, soon weakened right out of it. |
| 10 | 1 | DISTINCTION (CB257) | W M Lai | -- | Travelled 3-wide and 3Ls off speed until home straight, soon ridden and didn't find much, beaten 300 M out. |
| 11 | 8 | SHINING CROWN (CA154) | W C Marwing | TT- | Always caught at least 3-wide and placed about 5Ls off front down back straight, 5-wide off the home turn, made no show from then on. |
| 12 | 14 | SILVER JET (CB102) | R Quinn | -- | No speed early on, always in rear at least 8Ls off lead until home straight, became further detached on the run to the post. |
| 13 | 9 | COMMON PLACE (CA102) | C Williams | -- | Covered up in midfield roughly 3Ls or 4Ls off pace until turning for home, dropped out tamely in straight. |
| 14 | 3 | PREMIER SPEED (CB213) | D Whyte | SR | Didn't break well but soon crossed to fence and raced between 3Ls and 4Ls off pace until home straight, hung out under pressure and eased down a long way out. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |