Race 4 (532)
COTTON TREE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | CHINA HERO (CH040) | M Nunes | B- | Disputed early pace on the fence, headed about 350 M out but poked his head in front again by the 200 M, always just doing enough to cling on. |
| 2 | 3 | CHINA LUJIA (CJ088) | Y T Cheng | B/XB | Pressed on out widest down backstretch to dispute pace out 2-wide from the 800 M, briefly led 350 M out, headed again at 200 M, failed narrowly. |
| 3 | 13 | SIMPLY JOY (CH052) | M Du Plessis | B/H | Had a lovely trail on fence 2Ls back in 4th or 5th until home straight, given every hope to challenge first two but could only hold down a place. |
| 4 | 9 | CONQUEROR (CE270) | C K Tong | V | Fractious in gates, towards rear at least 7Ls from pace until the straight, ran on strongly down centre of track, nearest at the finish. |
| 5 | 2 | ISLAND SUNRISE (CE276) | K L Chui | TT | 2-wide and within 1L of the pace down the back, 2Ls back in 3rd off last bend, one-paced thereafter. |
| 6 | 14 | ACTIVE VALOUR (CG045) | F Coetzee | -- | Midfield with cover about 4Ls behind early tempo, 4-wide turning in when 5Ls back in 8th, could only plug on at the one speed. |
| 7 | 12 | WITHALLMYHEART (CE268) | H W Lai | TT | 2-wide and 4Ls back in midfield at halfway, only succeeded in holding this same margin through to the line. |
| 8 | 10 | LITTLE BIG BOY (CJ012) | Z Purton | B1/TT | 2Ls back in 5th at 1000 M, 4Ls back and losing ground swinging for home, remained a similar margin behind. |
| 9 | 4 | ELECTRONIC MASTER (CJ135) | O Doleuze | -- | Very green early on, hampered when 8Ls behind at 800 M, in 11th place and still well back on straightening, always well held. |
| 10 | 11 | FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) | G Boss | B | No Comments on Running information for this horse. |
| 11 | 7 | MAXIMUM CHARM (CJ056) | M W Leung | -- | Checked at start, one from rear about 10Ls off the pace at the 600 M, hung out late under pressure and never remotely dangerous. |
| 12 | 8 | SUNNY SMILES (CJ073) | S K Sit | -- | Rousted along at the start, hampered at the 800 M and still ridden along when 2-wide and 6Ls back in 8th at 600 M, never on terms. |
| 13 | 5 | ABLE KNIGHT (CE079) | D Beadman | CP/H/TT | Slowest out losing 2Ls, 12Ls last and detached at 600 M, made zero impact and eased down a long way out. |
| 14 | 6 | DIVINE TOUCH (CG291) | G Mosse | TT- | Wide but close up down the back straight, left 3-wide no cover along the circle, left behind at top of home straight and beaten at the 200 M. |
| 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 |