Race 7 (220)
THE HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:90-70 1400m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | NOBLE FALCON (CC035) | G Schofield | -- | Disputed early lead, soon restrained to sit in 2nd place from 1000 M between 2Ls and 4Ls off pace until 200 M out, kept on finding and led over 50 M out, ran on. |
| 2 | 12 | EVER SUCCESS (CB229) | W C Marwing | B | Always in 3rd or 4th place 3-wide and between 4Ls and 6Ls off pace until home straight, 3Ls down 200 M out, kept on well but found winner just too strong. |
| 3 | 6 | TOY QUEST (CC036) | G Mosse | -- | Never much better off than 7Ls or 8Ls off speed towards inside rail until home straight, picked up well to be 3Ls down 200 M out, kept on strongly, post came too soon. |
| 4 | 13 | GALLANT HORSE (CA128) | D Dunn | -- | Disputed early lead out 3 and 4-wide, assumed lead 1000 M out, shot 4Ls clear 600 M out, 3Ls in front 300 M out, headed over 50 M out, no extra. |
| 5 | 4 | LUCKY COMBINATION (CA090) | S Dye | -- | Raced 6Ls or 7Ls off pace and 3 and 4-wide sometimes without cover until home straight, kept on well to be nearest at finish, crossed line nearer stand's rail. |
| 6 | 5 | SEASONS TREASURE (CB310) | M Cahill | B | 2-wide about 5Ls or 6Ls off pace until turning for home, over 3Ls down 200 M out, stayed on fairly well but never posed a serious threat. |
| 7 | 1 | LUCKY STALLION (CA249) | F Coetzee | TT | Had the run of the race on fence 2Ls off pace on fence 1000 M out, 5Ls down and driven along disputing 3rd place off home turn, 3Ls down 200 M out, no extra. |
| 8 | 10 | OPERATION HUMOUR (BV111) | O Doleuze | SR | About 6Ls or 7Ls off pace and 2-wide down the back straight, 4-wide into home straight and 8Ls down, moderate late headway nearer winning post. |
| 9 | 14 | MILLENNIUM SPIRIT (BV221) | W M Lai | -- | No speed early on, raced 3-wide about 8Ls off pace in rear 1000 M out, widest of all (7-wide) into home straight when at least 7Ls off pace, stayed on at the same pace. |
| 10 | 8 | INDUSTRIAL PRIDE (CB179) | S K Sit | -- | No speed early on, raced 2-wide about 8Ls off pace in rear early on, 6-wide into home straight when about 7Ls off pace, nearest at the finish. |
| 11 | 11 | SMILING FOREST (BV286) | K T Yeung | BO | Raced 2 or 3-wide and about 7Ls or 8Ls off pace down the back straight, no impression in stretch. |
| 12 | 7 | WOODSON (CC107) | K S Yu | -- | 6Ls off pace on fence down the back straight, struggling when about 7Ls down entering straight, no extra. |
| 13 | 3 | WINNING BOY (BT220) | R Quinn | B/TT | Slowly away, raced 4-wide without cover and about 4Ls off pace until about 1000 M out, weakening and 8Ls down entering straight, faded right out. |
| 14 | 2 | POINT GREY (CB156) | E Legrix | SR-/B1 | Keen early on, raced 2-wide about 4Ls or 5Ls off pace about 900 M out, worse off turning for home, dropped right 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 |