Race 4 (439)
POITIERS HANDICAP Rating:72-32 2000m Sha Tin Soft To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | ON THE BEAT (BL218) | M C Poon | -- | Raced 6th to home bend. Sprinted up to grab leaders inside 200 M. Driven out to maintain advantage to line. |
| 2 | 12 | AQUA PRINCESS (BL140) | P W Kong | -- | Led to stables bend, racing 2nd to 800 M. Travelled 4th near 600 M, straightening 3rd. Fought back well from 4th at 150 M to regain 2nd. |
| 3 | 1 | BETTER CHOICE (BJ032) | K S Yu | -- | Shared 4th to 800 M, racing 5th to home bend. Gradual gain near rails over final 200 M. Just missed 2nd. |
| 4 | 11 | ZAKARAD (BK223) | B Marcus | -- | Raced 3rd to 800 M, advancing to 2nd approaching 600 M. Kept up strong challenge in straight, sharing 2nd until 100 M out. Fought on. |
| 5 | 4 | MAGIC DREAMS (BM002) | F Johansson | -- | Led field from 1600 M to 200 M. Swamped final stages. |
| 6 | 3 | CHAMPION MASCOT (BK032) | D Holland | -- | Slow into stride. In last few until 500 M. Gained along rails to 7th at 200 M. Kept on to line. |
| 7 | 6 | VALIANT RED (BH093) | E Legrix | -- | Shared 4th to 800 M, moving to 3rd at 600 M. Straightened 4th. Outpaced. |
| 8 | 13 | THUNDEROUS ACTION (BM144) | W H Tse | -- | Held 7th to home bend, straightening 8th. Only battled. |
| 9 | 8 | INSIDER (BG248) | G Childs | -- | Wide throughout. Travelled 8th to 500 M. Straightened 9th. Steadied near 200 M. No shift to position. |
| 10 | 10 | SUNNYLAND (BH236) | F Coetzee | -- | Raced 9th to 550 M. Remained 10th in straight. |
| 11 | 14 | MERRY MAPLE (BM038) | E Saint-Martin | B | Slow into stride. Improved from 13th at 1000 M to 10th at 800 M. Never nearer. |
| 12 | 7 | GALLANT CHARGER (BM128) | C K Tsang | -- | Wide. Dropped from 9th at 1400 M to last at 1000 M. Remained 12th from 800 M. |
| 13 | 2 | GOLD CONCEPT (BL195) | K H Ting | -- | Lost ground from 11th at 1200 M to last at 800 M. Finished tailed off. (Heart irregularity.) |
| 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 |