Race 3 (565)
THE WILLIAMS CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:40-15 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | STAR PRODIGY (CD294) | C K Tong | P/TT | Settled 2-wide at midfield. Quickened and steadily made up ground after straightening. Took the lead at 100 M and kept on well enough to hold off late challenger. |
| 2 | 13 | ACCELERATION (CD400) | Y T Cheng | B- | Settled behind midfield. Switched out at 300 M and mounted a strong rally. Kept gaining on eventual winner final stages but the line came too soon. |
| 3 | 5 | CHALLENGER (CE138) | G Mosse | TT | Never worse than midfield. Improved a bit making the turn and was 3Ls down in 3rd place on straightening. Kept on fairly and held on for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 9 | DANEPRINT (CC221) | C W Wong | B | Awkward jump and was taken back. Near last on straightening and finished off with a nice rally. Just missed a minor placing. |
| 5 | 10 | FORTUNE GOLD (CD343) | D Whyte | -- | Settled 3-wide behind midfield. Steadily made up ground in the straight. |
| 6 | 6 | DANSING FUN (CE202) | O Doleuze | -- | Pushed along to take the lead. Continued to hold a length's advantage final 200 M but unable to find extra over the closing stages. |
| 7 | 1 | SNIPER (CD110) | D Nikolic | B/XB | Raced along the rails at midfield. Ran on only fairly in the straight. |
| 8 | 7 | FIGS (CE141) | S Dye | B | Settled 3Ls off the pace in 3rd place at 1400 M. Remained in similar position turning for home. Only stayed on same pace in the straight. |
| 9 | 8 | NOBLE BOSS (CD360) | W M Lai | CP/TT | Settled in rear section. Made up ground by running past tired runners in the straight. |
| 10 | 3 | BEST CHOICE (CE038) | E Saint-Martin | B | Slow to muster speed and settled towards the rear. Steadily made up ground after straightening but was steadied to avoid slow traffic at 200 M. Closed off only fairly thereafter. |
| 11 | 11 | SMARTY (CE036) | H W Lai | P-/TT | Settled in rear section and was last to enter home straight. Only ran past beaten runners in the straight. |
| 12 | 12 | WISHING WELL (CD368) | K L Chui | B | Settled 3 to 4Ls off the pace in 4th place at 1400 M. Went forward 800 M out and raced alongside the leader making home turn. Weakened final 200 M. |
| 13 | 2 | FABULOUS TREASURE (CG069) | S K Sit | B2 | Hard ridden from the get go to be alongside the leader. Struggled to keep pace at the turn and ran out of gas in the 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 |