Race 5 (278)
SHANDONG HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | SAFETY FIRST (CG161) | A Starke | B/H | Settled about 5Ls off pace in midfield at halfway, improved on the circle but forced 4-wide about 2Ls off speed, picked up well to hit lead 150 M out and drew clear final 50 M. |
| 2 | 2 | BUTTERFIELD (CG178) | D Whyte | -- | Covered ground out 3-wide down the backstretch but had cover in midfield about 3Ls or so off pace, loomed up a neck off pace at top of stretch, found the winner too strong in final 200 M. |
| 3 | 4 | FANTASTIC GUY (CH025) | F Coetzee | -- | Slowly away and crowded at start, 8Ls off pace at 1000 M, about 5Ls back in 12th on straightening, finished off well to take 3rd in final strides. |
| 4 | 1 | FAT DRAGON (CD130) | C K Tong | -- | Slowly away and checked at start, settled further back than usual towards rear about 6Ls behind at halfway, about 4Ls back in 10th turning for home, about 2Ls down in 4th at 200 M but no extra thereafter. |
| 5 | 7 | CHAMP DRAGON (CB278) | M Odendaal | TT | 3-wide with cover early, got in 2-wide and 3Ls back in 5th at 800 M, 2Ls down in 4th taking home turn, one-paced and weakened further final 200 M. |
| 6 | 11 | JOYFUL YEARS (CG143) | O Doleuze | -- | Always tended to hang in from the 1000 M, had cover in midfield about 3Ls or so off pace until the 600 M, closer turning for home and had the opportunity to place but weak in the finish. |
| 7 | 5 | MULTIMIGHTY (CG175) | B Prebble | B/TT | Broke to the left causing trouble out wider, led on fence by a neck from 1200 M to home straight, headed over 300 M out and tired late. |
| 8 | 14 | SILVERBIRD (CB335) | Y T Cheng | CP/TT | 3-back on fence in midfield until the 600 M, short of running room entering straight and shifted out at 300 M, no impression. |
| 9 | 9 | FOREVER RICHES (CG174) | E Saint-Martin | B | Caught 4-wide without cover towards rear early, 6Ls down in 10th at 800 M and same margin behind in rear at final turn, ran on past a few tired ones in final 200 M. |
| 10 | 12 | AS YOU WISH (CE290) | K S Yu | V | Had a nice run on fence not much worse than 2Ls off pace in 4th or 5th until home turn, very flat in the finish. |
| 11 | 6 | MEDIC LEGION (CE162) | A Delpech | -- | Severely checked exiting gates and carved up again after 100 M, about 6Ls off pace in 10th at halfway and 4Ls back in 10th at home turn, briefly threatened but didn't run on final 200 M. |
| 12 | 13 | WORLD SERIES (CG121) | M Nunes | B | Always in rear bunch and never closer than 7Ls off speed at any stage, checked on turning in but never really looked likely. |
| 13 | 8 | BUDDIES POWER (CB201) | H W Lai | B/TT | Prominent within 1L of the speed until the final 400 M, dropped away very rapidly after that. |
| 14 | 3 | BARRACUDA (CB320) | G Mosse | -- | Couldn't lead and strung out 3-wide without cover from gate 14, 1L off pace but still wide from 800 M to home turn, weakened out rapidly 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 |