Race 7 (271)
HENNESSY HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | PUCCINI (CA088) | W Woods | -- | Jumped awkwardly, well back. Steadily improved to midfield at 1100 M. Made sustained run from 300 M to win on the line. |
| 2 | 4 | FRAT RAT (CA038) | R Fradd | -- | Gradually dropped to rear of midfield from widest draw, and caught wide most of the way. Ran on well from 300 M to just miss after ding-dong battle with the winner. |
| 3 | 1 | NAMJONG SPIRIT (BV183) | C H Tse | TT | Began fairly, ridden along to lead from 1200 M. Kept on well in straight until overhauled by the first two close home. |
| 4 | 11 | SMART HORSE (BV096) | K H Ting | -- | Began awkwardly, always well there, kept on well. |
| 5 | 6 | HERO'S WAY (BS137) | Y T Cheng | -- | Around midfield. Made gradual ground final 250 M. |
| 6 | 3 | LITTLE PLAYTHING (BS082) | M de Montfort | -- | In touch. Hung in momentarily near 800 M. Ran on to threaten the leader 250 M out. Weakened closing stages. |
| 7 | 5 | OPERATION HUMOUR (BV111) | K C Tsang | -- | Towards rear. Made ground steadily final 250 M. One-paced close home. |
| 8 | 14 | FLORAL REGENT (BS063) | S K Sit | -- | Chased leader to 300 M. Gradually weakened. |
| 9 | 10 | POWER OF SUCCESS (CA096) | S King | -- | Behind midfield. Made up some late ground. |
| 10 | 12 | TOP FIT (BT074) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Jumped fairly. Soon in midfield on rails. Lost some ground near 800 M. Last near 600 M. Made up ground steadily mostly under hands and heels riding in straight. |
| 11 | 13 | RARE COLLECTION (BV102) | K S Yu | -- | Towards rear, was inconvenienced when pulling near the 800 M. Made up some ground from 350 M, one-paced closing stages. |
| 12 | 2 | A-GAIN EASY (BS145) | D Whyte | B | Prominent early, dropped to midfield at 1200 M. Weakened from 300 M. (Bled.) |
| 13 | 8 | FOREVER GOLD (BV342) | S Dye | -- | Well there to 300 M. Dropped out. |
| 14 | 9 | OREADS (BV258) | W M Lai | -- | At the back throughout, racing ungenerously early stages. Tailed off from 300 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 |