Race 7 (063)
THE YAN CHAI TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP (CG260) | Y T Cheng | -- | Settled 3Ls off the pace on rails, checked and blocked early in the home straight, kicked when asked at 200 m, bumped at 150 M, checked again at 100 M, finished off strongly when clear, just in time. |
| 2 | 1 | FLYING CHINA (CK266) | T H So | PC | Lacked early speed as usual despite being pushed along, ended up settling 5Ls off the leader, clicked into gears when asked for efforts final 250 M, bumped at 150 M and 50 M, narrowly beaten. |
| 3 | 11 | FIVE CLUBS (L317) | H W Lai | -- | Easily ran up to share the lead on rails, quickened well when asked at the top of home straight, kept on soundly under maximum pressure, headed in by the top two in the last few strides. |
| 4 | 2 | ONE WEE ACORN (CK143) | W C Marwing | B | Sat in a one-off spot in the mid-division, ran on well final 250 M and looked possible to score, lacked a decisive kick final 100 M, just missed a place. (Sustained a cut to left hind plate.) |
| 5 | 10 | FLYING COLOURS (CJ111) | J Lloyd | CP | Broke well, ran up quickly to share the lead on 2-deep, headed in at 300 M, kept on satisfactorily under maximum pressure. |
| 6 | 7 | CENTURY SUPER STAR (CE070) | W M Lai | BO | Settled 4Ls off the pace, caught wide throughout the trip, made gradual ground down centre of home straight final 250 M, but never really threatened the principals, bumped at 50 M. |
| 7 | 9 | MAGIC TEMPLE (CC368) | C Y Ho | PC/TT | Lacked early speed as usual and travelled 6Ls off the pace at the rear, took time to pick up at the top of home straight, only made up limited ground final 150 M. |
| 8 | 12 | SMART CHOICE (CK368) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Widely drawn, worked early to get across just behind the pace on 2-deep, only held ground when placed under pressure in the home straight, couldn't find extra final 150 M. (Bled.) |
| 9 | 5 | MASTER GUNNER (CJ142) | D Beadman | SR/XB | Crowded start, settled 3Ls off the pace on 3-wide, only one-paced in the home straight, crowded at 150 M, never really troubled the principals. |
| 10 | 8 | HIGH RETURN (CK164) | C W Wong | B | Niggled along to occupy the box-seat, only held ground when placed under pressure in the home straight, flatten passing the 200 M pole, soon faded. |
| 11 | 4 | TEAM WORK (CH276) | B Doyle | B | Worked hard early to join the lead, caught 3-wide with no cover, got tired near 200 M, checked at 150 M, soon faded. |
| 12 | 3 | PERFECT FIT (CK323) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Slow away, lacked early speed and soon drifted back towards the rear, crowded at 700 M and 400 M, checked at 150 M, made no progress in the home 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 |