Race 7 (523)
DESIGNS ON ROME HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | COURIER WONDER (D449) | J Moreira | -- | Moderate start from the one draw, took up running on the rail over 900 metres out, cruised clear inside final 200 metres. |
| 2 | 3 | REGENCY BO BO (A050) | Z Purton | B/TT | Soon dropped to forward of midfield in 6th despite ridden along, 3-wide rounding home bend and slightly wider into straight, produced good late impression to snatch distant 2nd on the line. |
| 3 | 9 | KEEP YOU WARM (D272) | K Teetan | B/XB | Ridden positively from a wide gate, settled just off the pace outside the leader coming onto home bend, kept on same pace without quickening in straight. |
| 4 | 12 | LUCKY QUALITY (D050) | M L Yeung | -- | Began well, gradually settled over 2L back in 5th, in similar position turning in, kept on same pace without quickening. |
| 5 | 4 | TRANSCENDENT (D126) | C L Chau | CP/TT | Began fairly, improved steadily before settling within 2L of pace in 3rd on the rail, one-paced in home straight. |
| 6 | 10 | ARMOR STAR (C482) | M F Poon | V | Crowded at start, travelled mainly in rear of midfield, switched for a run 300 metres out, produced good late impression closing stages. |
| 7 | 5 | TRUST ME (C134) | M Chadwick | H | Towards the rear to straight, kept on well. (Tactic questioned) |
| 8 | 1 | SMART LEADER (B456) | N Callan | B/TT | Settled in midfield, gained slightly closer along the rail rounding home bend, found nothing under pressure in straight. |
| 9 | 6 | WINE AND WINE (E101) | R Maia | TT | Held up wide in midfield early, allowed to improve to joint 3rd when wide without cover coming onto home bend, gradually weakened after straightening. |
| 10 | 2 | WATER DIVINER (V356) | K C Leung | B/H/TT | Settled in last few from a wide gate, saved ground on the rail turning for home, ran home one-paced. (Lame next day) |
| 11 | 7 | DUBLIN STAR (C436) | A Hamelin | B | Always in last few, behind runners early in straight, made no further impression. |
| 12 | 11 | SIMPLY FLUKE (C352) | T Piccone | CP/H/XB | Reserved in a 3-wide position behind midfield, kept on same pace when driven on straightening, never threatened. |
| 13 | 13 | TELECOM CHEETAH (D405) | H N Wong | P/TT | Soon taken back to last, went wide rounding home bend and wider into straight, found nothing. |
| 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 |