Race 4 (765)
EMERALD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | JOY OF SPRING (H383) | C Y Ho | TT | Jumped well from wide gate, three wide early, then slotted in fourth, one off fence. Three wide on home turn, ran home strongly last 300m. Took lead passing 100m. Impressive. |
| 2 | 9 | GOOD GOOD (J224) | A Badel | B | Ridden along early stages to dispute lead, challenged passing 1200m and handed up lead. Took front at 200m but then headed by winner. Fought on gamely. |
| 3 | 5 | VOLCANIC SPARK (H388) | M F Poon | B | Jumped on terms from inside gate, settling fourth behind leader. Held up momentarily early in straight. Angled out at 350m and finished well, closing strongly last 100m. |
| 4 | 1 | SERANGOON (H296) | H Bentley | CP/TT | Taken across from wide gate to settle in tail group one off fence. Held up in rear until straightening and made good ground last 150m, closest at finish. |
| 5 | 12 | HAPPY HERO (G322) | L Hewitson | B | Jumped well, ridden forward to contest lead, taking lead and going clear passing 1000m. Kicked clear on home turn, headed at 150m out and lost third place last 50m. |
| 6 | 7 | MISTER DAPPER (H376) | M Chadwick | CP-/XB/B1 | Fairly away then mustered speed to settle third one off fence. Travelled well to home turn, tendency to lay in early part of straight, stayed on well to finish just behind placings. |
| 7 | 4 | GALLANT HERO (E480) | B Avdulla | B1 | Jumped on terms settling worse than midfield, one off fence. Pushed along at 800m to make ground, and held up for run early part of straight. Made good ground last 150m. |
| 8 | 10 | FURY AND GOLD (H202) | A Atzeni | -- | Travelled well early stages, settling midfield one off fence in clear ground. Three wide from 550m and made ground without threating to run into the placings. |
| 9 | 14 | RUNNING AHEAD (G313) | M L Yeung | -- | Jumped well but allowed to drift back to rearward position, three wide with cover. Came widest on home turn, made ground last 250m and closest at finish but well beaten. |
| 10 | 8 | STARSHIP EIGHTY (H022) | K Teetan | PC/TT | Bounded in air on jumping and slow away, crossing to rails and settling in rear group. Chased hard in straight before peaking on run last 100m. |
| 11 | 13 | PAKISTAN FRIEND (B370) | Y L Chung | P/TT | Jumped well but obliged to race midfield, wide without cover for majority of race. Brought wide on turn to challenge and stayed on until last 50m when well beaten. |
| 12 | 3 | KIMBERLEY (H329) | H Bowman | PC-/B2/TT | Went forward from wide gate, then caught wide and taken back to second last. Brought to middle of track but no impression and well beaten. Blood in trachea post-race. |
| 13 | 11 | CIRCUIT NINE (G140) | A Hamelin | B/TT | Slow to move at start, before settling midfield on rail. Came off rail passing 600m, not a lot of room passing 400m but soon under pressure and well beaten. |
| 14 | 2 | AFFORDABLE (J242) | E C W Wong | CP/TT | Caught wide early from gate and taken back to last. Stayed on rail in straight but one paced and faded last 200m to be long last. |
| 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 |