Race 7 (174)
THE PANASONIC CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:110-85 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | LUCKY EXPRESS (D026) | Z Purton | E/TT | Settled not far off in midfield in 7th, in similar position within 4L of the pace when becoming 4th onto home bend, quickened well to hit the front just over 200 metres out, just fended off late challenges. |
| 2 | 5 | FAST MOST FURIOUS (A165) | M F Poon | -- | Quickly taken back to rear from a wide gate, saved ground on the rail turning for home, tight on the rail 400 metres out, ran on under pressure to just fail to get up on line. |
| 3 | 10 | HIGHLAND FORTUNE (C292) | K Teetan | -- | Began well from a wide gate, travelled wide in first few before gradually taken back towards the rear while wide with cover, obtained a run 400 metres out and fought on dourly to the line. (Tactic questioned) |
| 4 | 2 | DUKE WAI (C188) | C L Chau | B/H | Jumped awkwardly losing ground, soon recovered to rear of field in 9th on the rail, gained closer to 7th just off 3L off coming onto home bend, baulked for a run in straight until the 250 metres, finished off the race well. |
| 5 | 4 | EXCELLENT PROPOSAL (D386) | J Moreira | E | Taken back to last from the widest gate, commenced move at the 600 metres swinging the widest making final turn, ran on well to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 11 | SILVER EXPRESS (E131) | A Badel | B | Ridden forward to 2nd inside of race leader, switched 2-wide for a run when pace slackened approaching home turn, hit the front briefly early in straight but dropped away quickly inside final 250 metres. |
| 7 | 3 | VOYAGE WARRIOR (C247) | C Y Ho | -- | Broke well from a middle draw to lead 2-wide, obtained rails run in front coming onto home bend, headed shortly after straightening and overhauled inside final 200 metres. |
| 8 | 8 | NOT USUAL TALENT (C095) | K C Leung | TT | Settled just worse than midfield in 8th, tight between runners early in straight before eventually switched out for a clear run about 180 metres out, produced good late impression. |
| 9 | 9 | FANTASTIC TREASURE (E269) | C Schofield | -- | Settled some 3L off the pace in 5th, slightly further behind rounding home bend before renewed effort approaching home turn, 4-wide turning in and soon found no extra. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 10 | 1 | BUDDIES (C019) | M Chadwick | H | Ridden positively to prominent 3rd chasing the leaders into straight, faded under pressure 250 metres out. |
| 11 | 7 | CALIFORNIADEEPSHOT (D276) | K H Chan | CP/TT | Ridden along 3-wide in midfield, gradually settled slightly worse approaching home bend, renewed effort out wide rounding home bend, weakened under pressure in straight. |
| 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 |