Race 5 (053)
SAN FRANCISCO HANDICAP Rating:40-20 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | TIM'S TONIC (BV324) | W M Lai | -- | Mainly midfield. Crept closer order after straightening. Ran on well and held on to win narrowly. |
| 2 | 11 | DANCING SURPASS (BT027) | R Fradd | B- | Settled at rear. Shifted wide into straight. Made up good ground despite hung in throughout the straight to miss it narrowly. |
| 3 | 6 | NEW DYNASTY (BT291) | S King | TT | Jumped awkwardly, worse than midfield. Ran on well in straight but found the quinella pair too strong. |
| 4 | 8 | STAR DRAGON (BV078) | W Woods | -- | Tardy start, steadily made ground to be better than midfield. Held up for a run early straight. Ran on when in the clear final 100 M. |
| 5 | 5 | JOYFUL STAR (BT108) | D Whyte | V | Well there. Every chance 200 M but could not keep up final stages. |
| 6 | 3 | MY FAVOURITE (CA125) | K H Ting | -- | Mainly midfield. Made up a little late ground. |
| 7 | 2 | INCA ROSE (BT255) | M W Leung | B | Worked across from a bad draw and took lead from 1100 M. Headed 200 M and then weakened steadily. |
| 8 | 10 | MILLENNIUM DAWN (BV168) | E Legrix | B | Midfield or better. No extra in straight. |
| 9 | 4 | CHUK WAY (BT268) | T Culhane | -- | Midfield or worse. Wide early. One paced in straight. |
| 10 | 9 | BOXING DAY (CA284) | W C Marwing | -- | Mainly midfield. Unable to quicken in straight. |
| 11 | 13 | EMPEROR (CA073) | A Marcus | B | Ridden to lead. Headed 1100 M and then tracked leader. Weakened gradually 250 M out. |
| 12 | 7 | HAPPY HORSE (CA311) | H K Yim | -- | Towards rear. Never a factor. |
| 13 | 12 | TRUSTY STEED (BV004) | K S Yu | B2 | Slowly away, at the back throughout. |
| 14 | 1 | HEART'S CONTENT (CA298) | S Baster | -- | Jumped awkwardly and wide early. Settled at back. Never in contention. |
| 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 |