Race 4 (264)
THE GRIFFIN TROPHY Rating:- 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | LINE SEEKER (S269) | Z Purton | -- | Broke well, rolled to lead 1350m, to rail 1100m, dictated tempo & shaken up 350m, drew clear, all out & tapered closing stages, just held on. |
| 2 | 4 | SKY HERO (T083) | D Whyte | H | Smart start, ridden to vie for early lead, soon settled 1 back on rail, shifted out home turn & driven 420m, closed determinedly under strong drive, just failed. |
| 3 | 1 | STRATHMORE (S206) | U Rispoli | -- | Broke well & bustled wide to settle 2nd on leader's flank, under pump 500m, outpaced by winner turning in, all out 250m & lost 2nd, boxed on evenly. |
| 4 | 7 | DASHING FELLOW (S284) | B Prebble | B | Tardy start, raced midfield 1 off with cover, shifted 3 wide 500m, driven centre track & closed soundly without threatening. |
| 5 | 10 | GOLDEN PARTNERS (S286) | N Callan | -- | Good start but outpaced & driven midfield, niggled for 3 wide progress to rank 4th at 1000m, under pressure 600m & driven, plugged on moderately. |
| 6 | 2 | SO CAFFE (S258) | O Doleuze | B1 | Moderate break, rolled to sit rail fore of midfield, switched to outer 420m & driven, plodded on one pace. |
| 7 | 11 | UNICORN (T046) | K C Leung | -- | Steady break, taken back to 1 off with cover near rear, shifted out 500m & driven, ducked back towards inner 380m, plugged home tamely. |
| 8 | 9 | FIRST COMMANDER (T007) | M L Yeung | B1/TT1 | Missed break, settled rail near rear, ridden a touch 730m, under pump 480m, plodded on same speed. |
| 9 | 8 | GOOD METHOD (S218) | K Teetan | TT | Taken back from wide gate, caught 3 deep & soon in rear rank, ridden 600m in attempted advance, soon under pressure, kept on tepidly. |
| 10 | 12 | LOYAL CRAFTSMAN (S354) | C Y Lui | B | Missed break & niggled to race rail at tail, driven 680m, plugged on tamely past fading rivals. |
| 11 | 5 | FRESH AND FRESH (P407) | W M Lai | B | Speed to lead at break, soon headed & slid back to 1 off with cover fore of midfield, driven 500m, slight check 420m, found nothing & faded. |
| 12 | 6 | PARENTAL SPIRIT (S368) | H W Lai | B1 | Broke OK & rousted to settle midfield on rail, shifted 1 off home turn, driven 400m, found nothing & wilted. |
| 13 | 13 | PROPEL REPEL (T034) | T H So | TT | Sluggish start, soon in rear 1 off with cover, ridden 580m, found nothing in weakening run. |
| 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 |