Race 7 (671)
CLEAR WATER BAY HANDICAP Rating:95-75 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | BOBO WIN (CC238) | C W Wong | TT | Ridden to the lead. Held a length's advantage into the straight. Fought on gamely over the closing stages to hold off a rival. |
| 2 | 1 | JOYFUL SPIRIT (CB032) | H W Lai | -- | Niggled along from the start to follow leader. A length down on straightening and improved to challenge for the lead. Edged steadily closer to the lead and fell just short in a duel over final 200 M. |
| 3 | 10 | FIRST AMONG EQUALS (CC327) | A Delpech | CP-/B2 | Raced along the rails in rear section. Gradually shifted out after 500 M and quickened well on straightening. Rallied nicely in the straight for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 7 | MIGHTY HUGO (CB413) | D Whyte | -- | Settled on fence and no better than midfield. Picked up well on straightening inside 400 M and made up ground in the final stages. |
| 5 | 3 | SANBENITO (CC256) | F Coetzee | TT | Dropped back from wide draw and trailed field until home straight. Steadily made up ground along the inside rail in the straight and was closest at finish. |
| 6 | 5 | LUCKY SIXER (CC103) | K W Tsui | -- | Jumped awkwardly. Outpaced by leader early and settled 2-wide and within 2Ls of the leader. Improved steadily making home turn and reached within a length on straigh- tening. Unable to quicken much in the straight. |
| 7 | 9 | STABLE MAIL (CE184) | B Prebble | -- | Settled 2-wide behind midfield. Angled out on straightening and ran on without threatening in the closing stages. |
| 8 | 11 | NORTHERN GOLD BALL (BV008) | C Brown | -- | Settled on fence at midfield. Kept within 2Ls of the pace making home turn. Only stayed on same pace in the straight. |
| 9 | 8 | MATIRI KING (CE266) | L Innes | -- | Dropped back from widest draw and raced in a rearward position. Last on straightening and never quickened. |
| 10 | 12 | DR MORE (BV164) | Y T Cheng | -- | Settled 3-wide in rear section. Widest making home turn and only ran past a pair of beaten ones in the straight. |
| 11 | 6 | CELEBRATION (CB029) | G Schofield | V | Raced wide and without cover at midfield. 3-wide making home turn and moved to within 3Ls of the leader on straigh- tening. Lacked a response and weakened in the home straight. |
| 12 | 2 | MASTER GIGOLO (CC375) | O Doleuze | TT | Never worse than midfield and kept within 3Ls of the leader making home turn. Lacked a response when asked on straigh- tening and weakened. (Lame.) |
| 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 |