Race 5 (646)
HONG KONG TRAIL HANDICAP Rating:60-36 1800m Sha Tin Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | PLATINUM EXPRESS (BV187) | W Woods | BO | Jumped awkwardly, then steadily recovered to midfield along the rails, 5Ls behind lead. Shifted away from the fence to commence run near 600 M. Ran on well final 250 M to snatch victory near finish. |
| 2 | 4 | ELEPHANT DANCE (CA391) | F Coetzee | -- | Soon travelled 4th, 2 wide and 3Ls off pace. Ran on steadily after straightening, held narrow advantage 100 M out but was unable to fend off winner's challenge closing stages. |
| 3 | 8 | ALLEZ ALLEZ (BV205) | Y T Cheng | B | Outpaced early, towards rear, 8 or 9Ls behind lead along the rails. Made up good ground through field after straightening, closest at finish. (Was hit on the head by the whip of another rider about the 50 M.) |
| 4 | 1 | SINCERE AND FAITH (BT102) | A Marcus | P | Broke best and led briefly, eased to sit behind leaders rounding stable bend. Ran on after straightening and took lead 250 M, tired steadily final 100 M. (Rider momentarily lost near side stirrup iron 200 M.) |
| 5 | 6 | TAMBORA STAR (BS097) | S K Sit | P | Raced better than midfield, 2-wide 4 or 5Ls off pace. Pressed on after the 600 M to make some steady progress. Kept on in straight until no extra final 150 M. |
| 6 | 5 | TOUCH DOWN (CB013) | W M Lai | -- | Soon took up a rail run, travelled 5th about 4Ls behind lead. Plugged on in straight without any threat. |
| 7 | 9 | FORTUNE GLORY (BV011) | H K Yim | B-/P1 | At the tail of the field, 12Ls behind pace. Made up some ground from 300 M despite having to steady and shift in to avoid another runner near 200 M. |
| 8 | 10 | HOLY QUEST (CA309) | E Saint-Martin | -- | From a good gate steadily went to the lead. Was joined near the 700 M. Headed near the 250 M and weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 9 | 13 | WINNING TOUCH (BN256) | M Cahill | P | Soon towards the rear. Under pressure from 600 M. Kept on the same pace in straight, ran past a few beaten runners final 200 M. |
| 10 | 2 | THISTLEJADE (CA161) | D Whyte | B-/P1 | Inconvenienced on jumping, than raced 3-wide towards rear 10Ls off pace. Made some progress along the back straight but then caught wide rounding the home bend when under pressure. Unable to quicken in straight. |
| 11 | 3 | ALL WIN (BT106) | C Williams | P/TT | Unable to match speed early despite pushing, soon raced 8Ls off pace worse than midfield. Crept closer along the rail rounding the home bend. Kept on in straight until tired steadily inside the 200 M. |
| 12 | 14 | CHAMPION RANGER (BT149) | K H Ting | B | Ridden along to go forward from a bad gate, sat outside leader from 1400 M. Shared lead from 700 M until failing to keep up near the 350 M, dropped out steadily thereafter. |
| 13 | 7 | NEW CENTURY (CA306) | M W Leung | SR | Outpaced despite niggled along early. Trapped 3-wide rounding the stable bend, worse than midfield. Under pressure from 600 M but unable to accelerate. Dropped out steadily from 250 M. |
| 14 | 11 | TUSSAUD (CB016) | K C Tsang | SR-/B1/H1 | Ridden along early to maintain position in midfield but 3-wide. Had difficulty to keep up running past 1000 M and steadily dropped to last at 600 M. Not in contention thereafter. |
| 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 |