Race 6 (671)
OBSERVATORY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | CONNOISSEUR'S LOVE (CD234) | K T Yeung | B | Eased to sit behind the pace group, 4Ls off the leader 2 to 3-wide, made the move from 600 M, favoured by the slow tempo, dashed well 300 M to win by a narrow margin. |
| 2 | 13 | DECAGONAL (CH244) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Settled in box seat, benefited by the slow early sectionals, closed the race off strongly 300 M, just beaten by a nose in 2nd. |
| 3 | 2 | SUPERNOVA (CJ032) | M Chadwick | SR | Eased to rear for cover, 8-1/2Ls off the leader on the rails, harmed by the slow pace, finished the race of strongly 300 M, stormed home for a remarkable 3rd. |
| 4 | 3 | WAIT FOR ME (CE332) | C W Wong | B | Hard ridden to keep up in midfield along the fence, 4Ls off the leader, dashed well 250 M despite not suited by the slow pace. |
| 5 | 4 | KEEP ME (CJ079) | C K Tong | B1 | Hard ridden to go forward, 2-1/2Ls off the leader 2 to 3-wide favoured by the slow tempo, moved up 600 M, in the lead 4-2, flattened afterwards. |
| 6 | 5 | GOLD CITY (CJ322) | J Winks | -- | Settled in a prominent spot 2-wide, enjoyed the slow early sectionals, led 500 M, hung on until 200 M flattened. |
| 7 | 6 | CARRY GOOD NEWS (CG219) | W M Lai | -- | Pushed early, 6Ls off the leader on the fence, harmed by the slow pace, little dash 300 M. |
| 8 | 14 | GOOD TIME CHARLIE (CJ207) | M Du Plessis | P/H/TT | Pushed early but failed to cross in front, soon eased back for cover, 6-1/2Ls off the leader 3-wide, held up 400-200, dashed well when clear despite not suited by the slow pace. |
| 9 | 8 | SUPER (CD036) | Y T Cheng | SR/XB | Eased to sit in midfield, 5-1/2Ls off the leader, trapped 3 to 4-wide and lost ground, not suited by the slow pace, dashed only fairly in straight. |
| 10 | 12 | SMART CODE (CK078) | H W Lai | B/TT | Pushed to sit in front of midfield, 4Ls off the leader, trapped 3 to 4-wide and lost ground, harmed by the slow tempo, no progress in final stages. |
| 11 | 1 | PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) | K C Leung | V | Eased back as usual, 8Ls off the leader 3-wide, not suited by the slow tempo, little dash 200 M. |
| 12 | 7 | EXPEDITIOUS (CE136) | D Beadman | B-/XB | Eased to sit in midfield, 5-1/2Ls off the leader 2 to 3-wide, harmed by the slow pace, just held ground in straight. |
| 13 | 9 | PERFECT MATCH (CJ072) | W C Marwing | B | Eased to rear, harmed by the slow pace, never competitive. |
| PU | 11 | SUPER FANTASY (CD162) | P H Lo | -- | Took rail and led by 1-1/2Ls at slow pace, broke down 700 M. |
| 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 |