Race 7 (052)
BEIJING HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | SYLLABUS (CD388) | A Delpech | B/TT | Held up towards rear 2-wide. Quickened well inside final 250 M to assert authority over 50 M out despite shifting ground. |
| 2 | 11 | SHABU SHABU (CB290) | R Fradd | -- | Waited with. Commenced move upon straightening and obtained a run over 300 M out. Improving between runners when met slight traffic problem passing 200 M. Sustained progress to the line to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 9 | CALIFORNIA BISHOP (CD351) | C K Tong | TT | Jumped best from widest draw and soon crossed to rails. Made most of the running going some 2Ls clear early in straight only to be caught near finish. |
| 4 | 10 | BEST POWER (CG006) | M Odendaal | -- | Settled in 3rd last to straight. Ran on steadily under pressure down centre of track without threatening. |
| 5 | 8 | STAY YOUNG (CD109) | H W Lai | -- | Broke well but settled wide in midfield without cover. Remained same in 4-wide rounding home bend and into straight. Produced moderate progress under pressure early in straight before coming one-paced close to home. |
| 6 | 13 | ALL CHANCES (CE241) | D Whyte | -- | Raced mainly 2-wide in forward of midfield. Commenced move shifting wider approaching home turn. Failed to quicken under pressure in straight. |
| 7 | 5 | RIVER ESPERANTO (CE090) | B Prebble | B/TT | Settled towards rear mainly 2-wide before home bend. Shifted off rails entering straight but no clear run until late inside 200 M. Close off race nicely. Not fully tested. |
| 8 | 6 | ELECTRONICS SPUR (CE285) | M Nunes | TT | Chased leader one out one back. Kept on in straight before finding no extra inside final 200 M. |
| 9 | 4 | INDUSTRIAL SUCCESS (CC317) | Y T Cheng | -- | Niggled along early settling within 2Ls of pace on rails in 3rd. Remained same into straight and only kept on at the one pace in the run home. |
| 10 | 3 | AMPLE GAINS (CE021) | G Mosse | B | Raced in midfield most of way. Steadied slightly about 200 M out. No further impression. |
| 11 | 2 | LIBERAL'S CHOICE (CC345) | O Doleuze | -- | Not far off in 4th. Became 5th turning in. Did not find much room behind runners in straight and forced to steady over 100 M out. |
| 12 | 1 | SIKANDER (CG080) | S Dye | SR | Raced on rails in midfield. Kept on same pace behind runners down inner of straight. Did not find much room closing stages. |
| 13 | 12 | BEAR DOMINANCE (CD235) | W M Lai | B/TT2 | Always well back and never seen with a 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 |