Race 7 (433)
MARIGOLD HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | STEPS AHEAD (J263) | A Atzeni | -- | Began fairly, improved to join race leader passing the 1600M, drifted some 1L back onto home bend, renewed effort entering straight and hit the front 300M out, just held on to the line. |
| 2 | 5 | LO RIDER (K161) | B Avdulla | TT- | Jumped fairly before picking up along the rail for 3rd some 2L back, switched out for a run on straightening and ran on under pressure to just fail to peg back the winner. |
| 3 | 10 | LIVEANDLETLIVE (K156) | H Bentley | TT | Broke well to soon take up running on rail holding narrow advantage, went some 1L clear from 1100M out but joined into straight and narrowly headed 300M out, plugged on for 3rd. |
| 4 | 8 | FAMILY JEWEL (J390) | H Bowman | TT | Jumped awkwardly and crowded, worse than midfield racing keenly most of the way in back straight, baulked for a run after straightening until the 350M, ran on well to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 3 | NAVAL FORCE (K158) | T Marquand | PC1/TT | Gradually settled in midfield on rail some 4L off the pace, saved ground turning in for home, produced good late impression inside final 100M. |
| 6 | 2 | MARKWIN (J420) | A Badel | H1/TT | Taken well back from a poor draw, trailed the field off the rail, commenced move 4-wide rounding home bend sharing 6th some 3L back into straight, fought on under pressure without threatening. |
| 7 | 12 | MIDORI GIANT (K095) | B Thompson | B1 | Prominent and wide early from a poor draw, taken back for cover in last few leaving the 1600M, switched widest in last entering straight, finished off the race well inside final 250M and did best work late. |
| 8 | 14 | SIMPLE HEDGE (H237) | A Hamelin | H | Soon taken back to last few, saved ground on inside turning in for home, fought on steadily under pressure without threatening, |
| 9 | 9 | SUPREME AGILITY (J267) | M F Poon | SR/V/TT | Travelled in forward of midfield racing keenly around home bend from 1200M out, one-paced under pressure in home straight. |
| 10 | 13 | NAMJONG KINGDOM (K015) | H Doyle | -- | Began awkwardly losing ground, 3-wide just worse than midfield travelling keenly most of way, kept on same pace under pressure without quickening in straight. |
| 11 | 11 | STELLAR GRANDE (J189) | M Chadwick | V-/XB/CP2 | Soon taken back from the widest draw for rails run, made steady headway to share 7th just over 5L back onto first bend, snuck closer on the inside turning in for home, unable to quicken under pressure in straight. |
| 12 | 6 | PACKING HURRICANE (H137) | K Teetan | B-/TT | Broke well from a poor draw, travelled wide without cover most of the way despite shifting steadily back from prominent position onto midfield, inconvenienced early in straight and then weakened. |
| 13 | 7 | MEGA FORCE (K200) | K C Leung | -- | Travelled keenly in first few, just over 2L back in 4th rounding home bend, soon faded in straight. |
| 14 | 1 | TOP GUN (J249) | L Ferraris | CP | Jumped fairly from a poor draw, wide without cover in midfield early stages, eventually found cover in last few approaching home bend, switched out to challenge entering straight but soon weakened. |
| 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 |