Race 7 (269)
MATHESON HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | HAPPY STALLION (BP180) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Trailed field to 350 M. Quickened well down centre of straight final 200 M and hit front close home. Won comfortably. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 2 | SURE WIN KING (BK205) | K Fallon | -- | Settled in midfield. Quickened well from 300 M and took up lead 200 M out. Unable to withstand winner's strong challenge in the closing stages. |
| 3 | 7 | SPEEDY RUNNER (BS135) | W Woods | -- | Settled in better than midfield. Ran on steadily after turning in until a bit one-paced close home. |
| 4 | 11 | KING OF TOYS (BS074) | W Y Kan | -- | Ridden to be in touch. Quick forward move from 400 M to lead at 300 M. No extra from 150 M. |
| 5 | 9 | ROMANTIC VENTURE (BS233) | D Whyte | -- | Settled towards rear. Hung out from 700 M and finished wide out though making up some ground in straight. |
| 6 | 10 | STAR OF ARCHITECT (BP338) | C H Tse | -- | Midfield throughout. Kept on one-paced in straight. |
| 7 | 1 | GOLDEN PROSPERITY (BL061) | W M Lai | -- | Towards rear. Made up some ground from 300 M. No extra close home. |
| 8 | 13 | DIAMOND KING (BN121) | D Lee | B/TT | Broke well from widest draw and disputed lead. Sat behind leader from 1300 M to 400 M. Every chance 300 M out. Weakened from 200 M. |
| 9 | 12 | GEMS (BS281) | F Coetzee | -- | Midfield. Unable to quicken in home straight. |
| 10 | 6 | DULL LEAD (BS316) | S King | -- | At the back. Made moderate progress in the straight. |
| 11 | 5 | MUSICAL INSIGHT (BM063) | B Marcus | -- | Slightly slowly away and was niggled along to be behind midfield. Weakened final 200 M. |
| 12 | 3 | ANTONHILL BOOM (BS228) | M Hills | -- | Ridden to be better than midfield. Under pressure from 700 M and weakened from 250 M. |
| 13 | 14 | RISING GLORY (BN219) | K H Ting | -- | Began well and soon led. Headed at 400 M and soon dropped out. |
| 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 |