Race 5 (410)
CHARMING CITY HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1400m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | APPRECIATION (CK161) | D Whyte | B | Handy 3rd or 4th about 2Ls back on the fence until home turn, kicked strongly inside final 200 M to lead 70 M out, probably better for further/more pace. |
| 2 | 1 | ALL TIME HIGH (CG285) | M Chadwick | CP/XB/TT | 3Ls back in 5th or 6th out 2-wide before straightening, stayed on pretty well in the final 400 M to nick 2nd in final strides. |
| 3 | 5 | AMNESTY (CK051) | Z Purton | B/XB | Soon led on fence, between 1L and 2Ls clear until home turn, still 2Ls up at the 200 M, headed about 70 M out and tired late to lose 2nd on the line. |
| 4 | 3 | AMAZING VENTURE (CJ039) | W M Lai | -- | Slowest out, 4-back on fence in 8th about 5Ls behind lead at halfway, finished off well in the straight to very nearly nick a place. |
| 5 | 8 | BLINK AGAIN (CK011) | O Doleuze | B-/V1/TT1 | 5Ls behind in 7th out 2-wide at halfway, similarly placed off last turn, made some minor late ground, abnormal breathing diagnosed again. |
| 6 | 10 | ALMIGHTY (CK006) | W C Marwing | P1 | 3-back along fence 4Ls from the pace when midfield or better until final turn, fairly one-paced to wrap up. |
| 7 | 14 | PEARL HALO (CJ023) | M W Leung | B/TT | Caught 3-wide no cover when prominent early, 2Ls back in 2nd off last bend, kept on at the same pace. |
| 8 | 7 | LEADER (CG012) | Y T Cheng | SR | Went back from widest gate, no better than 11th or 5Ls from the speed before the home turn, made no real impression down centre of track. |
| 9 | 11 | PRECISION MAGIC (CJ262) | B Prebble | -- | On fence in rear quartet at least 5Ls from the pace through to last turn, held up 300 M out but never much of a threat in any case. |
| 10 | 13 | LUCKY DRAGON (CD322) | M Du Plessis | TT | Taken back from wide gate, 4-wide no cover on the circle at least 7Ls from the speed, finished off out wide without posing any danger. |
| 11 | 9 | BLESS US ALL (CK086) | B Doyle | SR1 | 2-wide and 1L from the early pace but over-raced with the head up, struggling to keep up when 3Ls back in 4th off final bend, fizzled out. |
| 12 | 6 | GREEN SUPER (CJ103) | H W Lai | -- | Another very meek performance, always in rear and at least 7Ls from the action. |
| 13 | 12 | DON RICARDO (CE262) | J Winks | -- | Always rearward at least 6Ls from the speed, struggling at halfway, dropped out, later found to have bled. |
| 14 | 4 | OUT FOR GOLD (CK098) | P H Lo | -- | Inauspicious debut, poor start, struggling to lie up at halfway and gone at the top of the home straight, to trial. |
| 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 |