Race 4 (050)
XIAN HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | PLAIN BLUE BANNER (S070) | D Whyte | B | Broke OK, camped rail midfield, switched 1 off 900m, forced rival wide on turn for daylight, driven 400m, grinding run to lead last stride. |
| 2 | 11 | EVERYONE'S CHOICE (P208) | N Callan | -- | Awkward start wide, pace to lead 1200m & over-raced 1 off, soon restrained & vied for lead, driven clear 400m, all out close home, mugged at wire. |
| 3 | 10 | CHAMPION RANGER (N279) | Y T Cheng | TT | Broke OK, soon mustered to lead on fence, headed 1200m, shared lead from 950m, shaken up 400m, outpaced but boxed on to wire. |
| 4 | 2 | FLORAL MAN (N092) | J Moreira | B/TT | Broke well from widest gate, slotted midfield 3 wide with cover 900m, shifted widest into stretch & driven, closed off soundly. |
| 5 | 14 | VIVA GUY (CK318) | K C Ng | -- | Broke front rank, snagged to race 3 wide with cover behind midfield, driven very wide into stretch, ran on centre track for solid headway. |
| 6 | 5 | KING ON EARTH (L251) | H W Lai | SR | Broke well, raced fore of midfield 1 off with cover, progress to stalk 1 back 900m, raced keenly, driven 430m, one-paced in stretch. |
| 7 | 12 | HOLLYWOOD KISS (M126) | B Prebble | -- | Broke in front rank, snagged to camp 1 back on rail, over-raced 1000m, driven 400m, kept on one pace. |
| 8 | 8 | OPTIMIZATION STAR (N179) | K Teetan | CP | Taken back from wide gate, raced 3 wide in rear, 6L back & driven widest into stretch, kept on centre track for moderate gains. |
| 9 | 7 | BORNFREE (P285) | C K Tong | -- | Sluggish start, sat last pair on inner, driven 500m, plugged on for minor gains. |
| 10 | 3 | TELECOM TOP STAR (L276) | A Suborics | B | Taken behind to race rail near rear, over-raced 1000m, progress 600m, shifted out into stretch, plugged on evenly. |
| 11 | 4 | ALLEY-OOP (P379) | T H So | TT | Missed break & rousted to race 1 off with cover behind midfield, driven 850m, hard-ridden 500m, plugged on same speed. |
| 12 | 13 | CARE FREE ELEGANCE (P340) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Tardy start, rousted wide no cover to sit 3rd, settled 3 deep outside lead, driven 500m, found nothing & faded tamely. |
| 13 | 6 | AMAZING GIFT (S090) | K C Leung | B | Smart start, prominent early, settled 3 wide with cover fore of midfield, pushed wide on turn & driven, tapered weakly in stretch. |
| 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 |