Race 4 (465)
AUSTIN HANDICAP (Turf) Rating:72-48 1400m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | CELESTIAL CHIEF (BT107) | B Marcus | B | Well there. Hit front approaching home turn. Kicked clear inside 200 M. Held on well despite ducking out closing stages. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 2 | SMARTLORD (BS090) | R Fradd | -- | Improving towards first few when hampered approaching 1000 M. Eased turning at 500 M and midfield into straight. Made good late impression inside final 200 M before shifting in and had to be straightened. |
| 3 | 1 | MARKGRAF (BN132) | B Doyle | V | Never far off. Shifted in for a run early in straight and ran on to hold slight chance 200 M out but soon outsprinted. |
| 4 | 8 | HOLY WINE (BS202) | A Munro | -- | Settled towards rear. Made steady progress in straight to be nearest at finish but without troubling placegetters. |
| 5 | 13 | ALWAYS MATCH (BN238) | W S Yu | -- | Tracked leaders, niggling along far side. Kept on without quickening in straight. |
| 6 | 5 | ROYAL PERFORMANCE (BP063) | E Legrix | -- | Settled just worse than midfield. Forced to check on rails passing 400 M, then kept on steadily. |
| 7 | 9 | SEATTLE SUN (BS116) | D Whyte | -- | Prominent when checked and lost ground approaching 1000 M. Kept on early in straight before making steady late progress closing stages. |
| 8 | 6 | TOUCHWOOD (BP026) | E Saint-Martin | B- | Rear until making modest late impression closing stages. |
| 9 | 11 | PASHA (BL211) | F Sanchez | -- | Soon dropped to last. Ran past beaten runners closing stages. |
| 10 | 4 | CITY WARRIOR (BP274) | C K Tsang | -- | Mostly in midfield to straight then gradually faded. (Lame.) |
| 11 | 12 | SKY DRAGON (BS110) | S King | B | Held narrow lead to 450 M. Weakened out of contention passing 300 M. |
| 12 | 10 | TOP FIT (BT074) | K W Lee | -- | Midfield before hampered approaching 1000 M dropping to last few. Never recovered. |
| 13 | 7 | HEALTH FIRST (BL153) | W M Lai | -- | Chased leaders to straight then gradually weakened. |
| 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 |