Race 5 (602)
THE PRINCE OF HAN DYNASTY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | JOIN VICTORY (CD026) | F Coetzee | B1 | Tardy start and hard ridden along to race around 2Ls off pace 2 wide through to straight. Made good impression 200 M when asked 400 M out to overhaul 2nd placegetter inside final 100 M to win convincingly. (Distressed.) |
| 2 | 3 | DR WELL (CD165) | S Dye | -- | Broke well from wide draw and niggled along to race in a forward position 2 wide through to straight. Responded well when asked 400 M out and took lead near the 300 M but was overhauled by the winner inside final 100 M. |
| 3 | 12 | SUNNY DESERT (CB346) | A Delpech | -- | Broke fairly and soon settled in midfield 2 wide. After the 600 M steadily edged out to a 4 wide position on straightening to obtain clear running. Made up steady ground inside final 200 M to grab 3rd closing stages. |
| 4 | 5 | MAIN ATTRACTION (CB218) | Y T Cheng | B- | Began fairly from wide draw and steadily eased to a rearward position on rail through to straight. Under pressure 400 M out and made up good ground inside final 250 M to miss the 3rd place by a narrow margin. |
| 5 | 10 | FUJI SUNRISE (CD100) | M Zahra | B | Jumped fairly from widest and was steadily eased back to the rear section around 3 wide with cover. Switched to the widest on straightening to obtain clear running. Made up steady ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 6 | 4 | HARRY HARRY (CD019) | O Doleuze | -- | Soon raced in midfield or worse 2 wide. Made little headway at home bend and switched out on straightening to find clear running. Under pressure 400 M out and made up little ground inside final 200 M. |
| 7 | 2 | TELECOM TYCOON (CC039) | G Schofield | V | Jumped fairly and niggled along to race 1 to 2Ls off pace on rail. Switched to 3 wide on straightening to obtain clear running. Only able to run on evenly when asked 350 M out and slightly weakened in final stages. |
| 8 | 7 | ALAKAZAM (CC061) | W M Lai | B/TT1 | Slow to begin and steadily recovered to race in worse than midfield on rail. Near the 700 M was checked to avoid heels. Under pressure 400 M out but only able to run evenly to the line. |
| 9 | 13 | GOLD DIGGER (CD101) | K H Chan | V1/TT | Broke fairly and ridden along to take up running on rail through to straight. Was headed soon after the 400 M mark and only able to keep on same pace. Further weakened inside final 100 M. |
| 10 | 8 | COUNTRY DRAGON (BV294) | M W Leung | -- | On jumping bounded in the air and then knuckled. Ridden along to recover lost ground and raced in midfield on rail to straight. Found nothing when asked 350 M out and further weakened inside final 200 M. |
| 11 | 9 | TAIJI SPIRIT (CD185) | R Fradd | SR/TT | Slowly away and soon settled in a rearward position around 2 wide through to straight. Unable to make any impression when asked 350 M out. |
| 12 | 1 | CHECK MATE (CC259) | D Whyte | B | Began fairly from wide draw and steadily settled in midfield or worse 3 wide without cover to straight. No extra when asked 350 M and steadily faded out inside final 250 M. |
| 13 | 14 | THE RICH MAN (BS130) | S K Sit | B | On jumping got its head up and rider became badly unbalanced. Raced at the tail of the field around 2 wide to straight. Failed to show any running in the straight. |
| TNP | 6 | CYBER GULCH (BV300) | T Mundry | B- | Refused to jump and took no part in the race. |
| 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 |