Race 5 (242)
SAN MIGUEL SHAM TSENG HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | SPIRITS BAY (BH225) | W R Swinburn | -- | Towards rear to home straight. Ran on strongly in final 200 M to lead final strides. |
| 2 | 13 | MING RIVER (BK007) | A Munro | -- | Settled in 5th or 6th. Came to challenge from 300 M and gained narrow advantage 100 M out. Unable to resist winner's strong run towards finish. |
| 3 | 12 | KEEP WINNING (BH219) | M Kinane | -- | Well there. Took slender lead briefly from 300 M and kept on same pace final 200 M. |
| 4 | 5 | COLD KILLER (BK053) | D Holland | -- | Towards rear. Improved steadily from 400 M to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 1 | TOLLWAY (BK214) | J K S Ho | -- | Towards rear. Ran on in straight without threatening the leaders. |
| 6 | 6 | ROYAL HORSE (BK068) | B Marcus | -- | Midfield early but soon improved to 4th. Reached close 3rd at 200 M but could find no extra towards finish. |
| 7 | 10 | RIVER SEREIN (BJ218) | J Marshall | -- | Always in midfield. Steadied passing 200 M. |
| 8 | 2 | OWNER'S BLISS (BL119) | W M Lai | -- | Mainly in 5th. Midfield into straight and faded from 250 M. |
| 9 | 14 | FREEDOM REIGNS (BG370) | W H Tse | -- | Always at rear. Made up a little ground final 200 M. |
| 10 | 9 | LUNG HUANG SHAN (BH143) | K H Ting | -- | Prominent. Led until 250 M and weakened quickly. |
| 11 | 7 | SUPER HERO (BH044) | C K Tse | -- | At rear. Improved to midfield rounding Home Bend. Faded in straight. |
| 12 | 3 | CASH BONUS (BH031) | E Legrix | -- | Slow at start. Never better than midfield. |
| 13 | 8 | JOLLY GOOD WINNER (BK118) | D Gauci | -- | Prominent until weakening out of contention from 400 M. |
| PU | 4 | BEST RUNNER (BJ122) | C K Chung | -- | Slowly away. Always at the back. Pulled up at 150 M. (Destroyed.) |
| 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 |