Race 7 (283)
THISTLE HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | MERRY MAPLE (BM038) | W M Lai | B | Pushed along and given reminder back straight. Shared lead at 1000 M. 2nd into straight. Quickened well under pressure to hit front final 100 M. Stayed on. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 2 | 11 | LAKE TITICACA (BL123) | K M Chin | -- | Mainly midfield. Steady progress around home turn. Ran on well in straight. Doing best work in the closing stages. |
| 3 | 4 | GOLDEN DUKE (BN194) | K H Ting | -- | In touch. Under pressure from 300 M but had to steady passing 300 M. Renewed effort from 200 M. Kept on. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 4 | 1 | FAT CHOY TOGETHER (BN082) | M C Poon | B | Towards rear early. Pushed along in back straight. 2nd last into straight. Ran on well to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 12 | GO GO (BK059) | H K Cheung | -- | Led or disputed lead early. 2Ls clear at 400 M. Headed final 100 M. One-paced thereafter. |
| 6 | 5 | WIN IT ALL (BN026) | D Lee | V | Rear early. Made steadily progress from 500 M. Doing best work final 200 M. Nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 3 | SNIP POUR ROI (BL020) | K M So | B | Broke well and soon settled around midfield. Quickened up from 300 M until one-paced closing stages. |
| 8 | 9 | ZAKARAD (BK223) | C K Tsang | -- | Towards rear early. Under pressure from 500 M and was last into straight. Made up some late ground. |
| 9 | 6 | VALIANT STAR (BM074) | C W Choi | -- | Prominent until weakened out of contention inside final 300 M. |
| 10 | 10 | AQUA PRINCESS (BL140) | P W Kong | -- | Midfield early. Checked at 800 M. One-paced home straight. |
| 11 | 7 | NEW PET (BM190) | W L Ho | -- | Mainly at rear. Never seen with a chance. |
| 12 | 2 | NEW ASIA SAGE (BM173) | L F Chung | -- | Well there to 600 M. Gradually dropped out from 400 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 |