Race 7 (049)
PALM HANDICAP Rating:48-24 1650m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | ANIMATED PLAYTHING (CA371) | E Saint-Martin | B1 | Never worse than 3Ls off pace and 2 or 3-wide, 2Ls off pace turning for home, led over 200 M out, all out to hold on. |
| 2 | 8 | NEW CENTURY (CA306) | D Whyte | SR | Always about 4Ls off pace and 2-wide until 600 M out when ridden along to pick up, 3Ls down turning for home, 2Ls down 200 M out, kept on well final stages to miss by a neck. |
| 3 | 9 | PLATINUM EXPRESS (BV187) | W C Marwing | BO | Always at least 10Ls off speed and never really in the race until 600 M out, 6Ls down and driven along on the home turn, stayed on very well, went close. |
| 4 | 14 | CHAMPION RANGER (BT149) | W M Lai | B | Led 1200 M out racing 3-wide but ceded advantage to TAMBORA STAR 900 M out, led again 400 M out, headed by winner over 200 M out, kept on at same pace. |
| 5 | 7 | HURRY UP (CA262) | D Dunn | -- | Settled 2-wide at least 6Ls or 7Ls off pace down back straight, 4Ls down and travelled okay about 600 M out, 3Ls down 200 M out, no extra. |
| 6 | 2 | SPINNING CITY (CB252) | C Williams | B1 | Gave leaders at least 10Ls down back straight, 7Ls down 400 M out, staying on well 200 M out when 3Ls off pace, didn't follow through closing stages. |
| 7 | 12 | FORTUNE GLORY (BV011) | H K Yim | B-/P2 | Slowest away, driven along 1400 M out and 3-wide, still 10Ls down on the swing, 7Ls off 200 M out, kept on at the same pace. |
| 8 | 13 | GRACIOUS FELLOW (CA265) | E Legrix | SR- | Always on and off the bridle about 6Ls or 7Ls off pace through to home straight, one-paced from then on. |
| 9 | 5 | KING LION (CB091) | G Schofield | -- | Travelled okay in midfield about 2-wide and 7Ls off lead down backstretch, driven along 600 M out, no real threat from 400 M out. (Lame.) |
| 10 | 10 | MONEY COLT (CA203) | M Cahill | -- | Led very early on before settling 3Ls off pace on fence until homestretch, soon faded right out. |
| 11 | 6 | VICTORY DRUM (BT006) | K S Yu | B | Never in the hunt, never got within 10Ls off the pace. |
| 12 | 11 | GLORIOUS VICTORY (CB168) | Y T Cheng | -- | 8Ls off pace 800 M out, hard pressed to be a little closer turning for home, back-pedalled quickly. |
| 13 | 4 | GREAT KID (CB206) | S Dye | B | Missed the start, no better than 4-wide and 8Ls off pace 800 M out, always struggling thereafter. |
| 14 | 3 | TAMBORA STAR (BS097) | S K Sit | SR-/P2 | Hard ridden to go 5-wide 1400 M out, led 900 M out and on fence at 800 M out, went clear by 2.5Ls, 1L clear turning for home, soon swamped and with no chance. |
| 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 |