Race 5 (235)
HANKOW HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | MASTER GOLD (T325) | K C Leung | B/H | Pressed forward from outside draw, taking first turn 4-wide before settling 3-wide 2L from leader back stretch. Rolled forward final turn, gradually forged forward under vigorous riding to score narrowly. |
| 2 | 11 | FLYING MACHINE (T413) | J Moreira | SR/TT | Hard ridden to hold forward position before settling between horses 4L from leader back stretch. Put under pressure from 500m, got clear run 350m, picked up momentum from 200m and finished strongly. |
| 3 | 5 | EXPEDITE (N111) | N Rawiller | B-/H/XB/PC2 | Began well but tended to race ungenerously and slipped back to behind midfield. Took inside run around turn, got clear run top of straight, finished off strongly final 200m. |
| 4 | 8 | SALSA BROTHERS (V022) | O Murphy | B/TT | Quickly into stride, took lead on settling and slowed pace. Put under pressure turning for home but kept battling before being swamped final strides. |
| 5 | 12 | CONSISTENT (T045) | T H So | H | Pressed forward from an outside draw to race outside leader on settling. Moved forward 600m to put pressure on leader, kept battling in straight until flattened final strides. |
| 6 | 1 | LANSBURY (T164) | Z Purton | CP | Steadied soon after start and shifted across behind runners, settling at rear. Made forward move turning for home, wide in straight, ran on steadily to be closest at finish. |
| 7 | 4 | SURE PEACE (S326) | K K Chiong | B/TT | No early pace, dropping to rear but away from fence. Switched out turning for home to go forward and ran on fairly in straight. |
| 8 | 10 | IMPERIAL CONCORDE (P425) | S De Sousa | CP/TT | Jumped OK but beaten for speed, slipping to behind midfield in one-off position. Lost position around turn, taken wide in straight, boxed on fairly. |
| 9 | 3 | MR POTENTIAL (V270) | D Whyte | -- | Began fairly, ridden to make up ground but held wide 3L from leader. Took closer order around turn to look a chance entering straight. Flattened final stages. |
| 10 | 6 | GOLD DRAGON (S339) | C Schofield | B/TT | Ridden along early then steadied and shifted in to find cover, settling close to fence in midfield. Stayed on fence around turn and kept on fairly in straight. |
| 11 | 14 | WEALTHY FORTUNE (P324) | C Y Ho | B | No early pace dropping to rear along fence. Shuffled back to last around turn, boxed on one-paced in straight. |
| 12 | 13 | EQUITY DOCTRINE (T329) | H W Lai | B | Bounced well, allowed to stride forward, settling one-off 2L from leader. Made forward move on straightening but run ended 200m out. One-paced. |
| 13 | 9 | DIAMOND FRIENDS (S376) | B Prebble | H/P/TT | Outpaced early, dropping back but kept wide towards the rear. Wide around turn, one-paced in straight. |
| 14 | 7 | LUCKY SEVEN STARS (V263) | N Callan | B | Slow into stride, then crowded for space 1400m before being pushed forward along rail to sit 2L behind leader back stretch. Under pressure soon after straightening and faded. |
| 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 |