Race 5 (392)
THE YAN OI TONG CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:60-40 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | HAPPY FAT CAT (G166) | Y L Chung | PC | Jumped awkwardly and shifted out abruptly, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well on turn, kept on well in straight to hold off the challengers late. |
| 2 | 3 | GALVANIC (H147) | A Badel | CP/XB | Hampered start, tracked leaders, 2 wide, found rail approaching 700M, saved ground on turn, finished off well to take 2nd, nearest on line. |
| 3 | 7 | TIMESTORM (G109) | H Bowman | XB/TT | Crowded start, raced behind midfield on the inside, angled out 600M, 3 wide turning in, made good progress in straight to take a place, no threat to the first two. |
| 4 | 8 | SMART LEADER (B456) | Z Purton | B/XB/TT | Taken back from gate 11, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, wider from 500M, finished off strongly to make frame, nearest on line. |
| 5 | 14 | HAPPY FOREVER (G118) | M F Poon | XB-/V1/TT | Began smartly from the widest draw, raced prominently on the outside, there to turn, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 6 | 9 | SUPER HIGHWAY (G050) | K Teetan | H/V/TT | Bumped start, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out 600M, very wide into straight, made some progress in the run home. |
| 7 | 2 | FUN TOGETHER (H041) | C L Chau | TT | Made contact at start, raced 3 wide, 2 lengths or so back, 2 wide approaching 700M, same margin back on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. |
| 8 | 11 | TELECOM MISSILE (D209) | H Bentley | B/TT | Moderately away from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide turning in, no clear run early in straight, one-paced thereafter. |
| 9 | 6 | ROYAL AGILITY (D349) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Taken back from gate 9, raced at tail, 7 lengths back, saved ground on turn, passed some tired runners in straight. |
| 10 | 13 | MASTER OF LUCK (G276) | S De Sousa | H/TT | Hampered shortly after start, raced behind midfield on the outside, 5-1/2L back on turn, made no impression in straight. (Epiglottic entrapment.) |
| 11 | 10 | SPEEDY FORTUNE (H097) | L Currie | B1 | Average to begin, raced 4 wide, 2 lengths back in the early stages, 3 wide on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. |
| 12 | 12 | UNIVERSAL CROWN (D240) | M L Yeung | B | Began only fairly, raced towards rear on the inside, moved a bit closer in the middle stages, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final furlong. |
| 13 | 5 | TIER GOODY (H042) | V Borges | TT1 | Shifted in at start and bumped, raced 2 wide at rear, 6-1/2L behind the leader, same margin back on turn, failed to make any progress in straight. |
| 14 | 1 | CHILLI BABA (G339) | C Y Ho | B | Moderately away from gate 13, unable to slot in, trapped very wide , 2-1/2L back, similar position on turn, weakened early in straight when hard run took toll. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |