Race 5 (319)
THE A.T.V. CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80+ 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | SABOATAN (BJ187) | G Childs | -- | Jumped awkwardly. Made headway from 9th at 800 M to 6th into straight. Closed on leader gradually to gain ascendancy inside 50 M. Held on narrowly. |
| 2 | 1 | QUICKEN AWAY (BE121) | E Legrix | -- | Sat 2nd to top of straight when took over. Held lead to final stages when worn down by winner. Stayed on well. |
| 3 | 6 | OPTIC EMPIRE (BJ151) | J Marshall | -- | Fly-jumped the start. Midfield when checked inside 1000 M dropping to 11th. Held up for run early in straight but rattled home from 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 4 | 5 | HAPPY GUY (BK143) | A S Cruz | -- | Travelled 4th to 800 M and 6th to home bend. Recovered 4th at line. |
| 5 | 8 | LUCKY OPTIMISTS (BJ147) | M Kinane | -- | Wide throughout. Moved forward from 6th early to 4th at 800 M. Shared 2nd to 200 M then tired. |
| 6 | 4 | RED RUFFIAN (BJ287) | B Marcus | -- | Jumped in air at start, losing ground. In similar position throughout. Reached 5th inside 200 M but outpaced. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 13 | FORTUNE DUKE (BH120) | K W Lee | -- | Ran home stoutly along rails from last into straight to finish midfield despite checking inside 200 M. |
| 8 | 9 | NITROGEN (BJ136) | D Gauci | -- | Prominent to home bend, sharing 3rd behind leaders. Could not go on from 200 M. Weakened. |
| 9 | 2 | CARRY ON WINNING (BG380) | F Coetzee | -- | Some gain from 13th into straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 10 | STAR OF LIHLIN (BH180) | C K Tse | -- | Jumped inwards. Little shift to position throughout. Nearest when 8th inside 200 M. |
| 11 | 12 | JACKO (BH249) | N Tiley | -- | Never a factor. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 3 | HAPPY MONEY (BJ297) | D Beadman | -- | Midfield to 400 M but found nothing in straight. |
| 13 | 14 | ORIENTAL SOVEREIGN (BH165) | W H Tse | -- | Led field to top of straight. Faded. |
| 14 | 11 | FORTUNE BASIN (BK057) | C W Choi | -- | In last few throughout. |
| 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 |