Race 5 (501)
AUDEMARS PIGUET PLATINUM HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | SUCCESS MAGIC (BT265) | J Quinn | -- | Prominent, led 300 M out and kept on. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 14 | ETERNAL START (BV079) | R Fradd | -- | Always prominent, disputed lead over 400 M to 300 M and kept on. |
| 3 | 3 | PROJECTSTAR (BV048) | C Brown | -- | Slightly slow into stride, midfield 600 M, ran on final 400 M. |
| 4 | 4 | GOLDEN AIR (BV105) | D Whyte | -- | In touch, unbalanced and lost position 700 M, kept on although racing greenly thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 5 | 9 | SMILING FOREST (BV286) | W Woods | -- | Midfield or worse before making gradual improvement to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 11 | PROFESSIONALKILLER (BN113) | S K Sit | B | Raced towards standside, ran on final 200 M. |
| 7 | 6 | GRANDSTAND (BP286) | B Doyle | B | Midfield or worse, improved final 200 M. |
| 8 | 7 | OPTIC GENERAL (BN029) | K H Ting | B | Sent along to be prominent, weakened 300 M out. |
| 9 | 5 | LANDLORD (BV091) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Around midfield, no extra final 200 M. |
| 10 | 2 | FIELD'S WINNER (BV237) | W M Lai | -- | Poor start, recovered to midfield, under pressure over 300 M out and weakened. (Demoted.) |
| 11 | 13 | TRIUMPHANT STAR (BS248) | K S Yu | B | Slow away and never a chance. |
| 12 | 8 | WINNINGCOMBINATION (BN259) | K C Tsang | -- | Tardy start and never a factor. |
| 13 | 1 | LOMBARD (BV198) | C T Cheng | -- | Around midfield, gave ground 300 M out. |
| 14 | 12 | SUPERIOR DOLLAR (BT260) | Y T Cheng | B | Prominent early, under pressure 400 M, dropped back final 200 M. (Saddle shifted.) |
| 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 |