Race 6 (534)
GARDEN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 14 | ONE TOUCH (CH199) | E Saint-Martin | B | Pushed forward to occupy the box seat, strongly favoured by the rail-run and the slow pace, dashed well 250 M to win. |
| 2 | 4 | MINGS' HERO (CJ011) | B Prebble | SR/TT | Pushed to cross in front and shared the lead at slow early sectionals, travelled nicely in 2-wide, helped by the early tempo, led 300 M, hung on until 100 M overhauled, ran on for 2nd. |
| 3 | 12 | KA KA SMART (CG042) | Y T Cheng | B/H | Pushed early but failed to cross in front, 3Ls off the leaders 3-wide, not suited by the slow tempo, dashed well 200 M to grab a late 3rd. |
| 4 | 3 | CHAMPION LAD (CH042) | W M Lai | XB/TT | Midfield, 4Ls behind the leaders 3-wide, demonstrated very strong finishing efforts 250 M despite harmed by the slow pace. |
| 5 | 1 | RED RULER (CH198) | K L Chui | CP | Took rail easily and shared the lead with advantageous slow early sectionals, hung on until 200 M flattened. |
| 6 | 7 | KEEN SPIRIT (CJ022) | K T Yeung | TT | Eased back for cover, 6Ls off the leaders 3 to 4-wide, harmed by the slow pace, held up 400 M, dashed strongly 200 M when clear though hanging in and out badly away from the whip of its rider. |
| 7 | 2 | ROMANTIC GREEN (CG123) | C K Tong | BO/TT | Hard ridden to press forward, 1-1/2Ls off the leaders 2-wide, helped by the slow early tempo, however no turn of foot, just ran on. |
| 8 | 9 | TRIUMPHANT ECHO (CJ006) | Z Purton | B1/TT | Bumped start, pushed for a more prominent spot better than midfield, 3Ls behind the leaders 2-wide, not suited by the slow pace, lacked turn of foot, just held ground in straight. |
| 9 | 10 | ACCELERATOR (CG179) | G Boss | XB | Eased at start to cross behind midfield for cover, 5Ls off the leaders 2-wide, not suited by the slow tempo, just ran on ok in final stages. |
| 10 | 11 | GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY (CJ015) | G Mosse | -- | Slow away, 6Ls off the leaders along the fence at rear, not suited by the slow early sectionals, blocked 4-2, little dash when clear. |
| 11 | 5 | SPARE A DIME (CH155) | O Doleuze | V1/TT | Eased back but failed to cross towards rails, 6Ls off the leaders, trapped 4 to 5-wide throughout, harmed by the slow pace and lost too much ground at bends, still ran on ok in last quarter. (Abnormal breathing and blood in trachea.) |
| 12 | 6 | BROWN BEAUTY (CC029) | M Du Plessis | CP-/B2 | Bumped start, pushed along at rear, 7-1/2Ls off the leaders 2-wide, harmed by the slow pace, no dash in final stages. |
| 13 | 8 | VITALITY (CH283) | F Coetzee | -- | Eased to sit about midfield along the fence, 3-1/2Ls off the leaders, not suited by the slow tempo, no turn of foot, soon weakened 400 M. (Distressed post race.) |
| 14 | 13 | FORTUNE GALLOP (CH191) | M Nunes | -- | Trapped 4-wide in midfield throughout and lost too much ground, not suited by the slow pace, dropped off quickly in 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 |