Race 5 (239)
HENNESSY HANDICAP Rating:56-32 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | SEA PEARL (BS262) | K C Tsang | -- | Soon led and kept on to line. |
| 2 | 6 | CHEERS UP (BP244) | G Boss | -- | Around midfield, ran on from 400 M out. |
| 3 | 9 | HIDDEN TALENT (BT117) | R Fradd | -- | Around midfield, ran on from 400 M out. |
| 4 | 12 | SKY HAWK (BS070) | J Quinn | B | Forward midfield, came under pressure 400 M out and kept on without threatening winner. |
| 5 | 13 | SUPREME CHAMPION (BT075) | P Smullen | TT | Towards rear early, widest turning in, ran on final 200 M. |
| 6 | 2 | DARLEY (BN149) | D Harrison | B | Went forward to track leader, every chance turning in, no extra final 200 M. |
| 7 | 1 | WINNING YEARS (BP249) | C T Cheng | P-/B2 | Mostly around midfield. |
| 8 | 7 | PLENTY SUCCESS (BN042) | D Whyte | -- | Towards rear, ran on 400 M to about 100 M then weakened. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 9 | 5 | CHARITY FIRST (BN022) | Y T Cheng | B | Behind midfield and never likely. |
| 10 | 10 | ANTONHILL BOOM (BS228) | S King | B | Well back before making modest late improvement. |
| 11 | 14 | FULL MARKS (BS139) | S K Sit | TT | Tardy start, recovered to be prominent to 400 M, then weakened home straight. |
| 12 | 8 | WINNING TOUCH (BN256) | B Marcus | -- | Mostly midfield or better, weakened 300 M out. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 13 | 4 | HAPPY FELLOW (BT002) | F Coetzee | P-/B1 | Slow away, behind midfield and never likely. (Demoted.) |
| 14 | 3 | CHEERFUL BIRD (BT043) | D Boeuf | B1/H | Sent up to be prominent, niggled along 1000 M out and dropped out home straight. |
| 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 |