Race 5 (585)
MANICOU HANDICAP Rating:60-35 1800m Sha Tin Wet Fast
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | GOLDEN MAPLE (CB265) | T Mundry | V | Began well and niggled along to race midfield around 2 wide. Switched to 3 wide and pushed along to improve position at home turn. Made up steady ground when asked 300 M out and took charge over the concluding stages. |
| 2 | 14 | ALWAYS ZIETEN (CB090) | H W Lai | -- | Broke fairly from wide draw and ridden along to race in prominent position 2 wide. Near the 900 M went forward to take narrow lead to straight. Kept on well when asked 350 M but was unable to fend off late challenge from winner. |
| 3 | 1 | SMART CHIEF (CC042) | D Whyte | B | Jumped well and pushed along to race in a forward position on rail. Near the 900 M commenced to ride along to maintain position. Under pressure 400 M out and did best work inside final 150 M to grab 3rd place near the line. |
| 4 | 4 | DON SEBASTIAN (BS297) | R Fradd | B-/P2 | Soon raced at the tail on rail. Switched to the widest and made little headway when making the home turn. Under pressure 400 M out and made up steady ground inside final 250 M to be closest at finish. |
| 5 | 8 | MAGIC TEMPLE (CC368) | A Marcus | PC | Broke fairly and niggled along to take lead on rail. Around the 900 M was headed and raced 1/2L off lead to straight. Kept on fairly when asked 350 M out but became one-pace inside final 200 M. |
| 6 | 2 | STEP FORWARD (CB166) | G Mosse | B/SR | Began fairly from wide draw and ridden along to race in midfield or better out wide without cover through to straight. Kept on fairly when asked 400 M out but weakened slightly over the concluding stages. |
| 7 | 9 | SURE FORTUNE (CC033) | C Williams | B/TT | Slowly away and raced in a rearward position 2 to 3 wide. Made slight headway turning for home. Made up little ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 8 | 11 | KING OF SPADES (CC056) | F Coetzee | -- | Began fairly from widest and soon eased to the rear section to straight. Made up little ground in the early part of straight but became one-pace inside final 150 M. |
| 9 | 7 | PRODIGY (BS294) | P Payne | -- | Jumped well and pushed along to race in midfield or better on rail through to straight. Unable to quicken when asked 400 M out and kept on evenly to the line. |
| 10 | 12 | LEAD TO WIN (BV081) | M W Leung | B | Slow to begin and ridden along to race in worse than midfield on rail through to straight. Only able to run on evenly when asked 350 M out and ran past several beaten runners inside final 200 M. |
| 11 | 13 | NEW MILESTONE (CC351) | S Dye | B | Jumped fairly and ridden along to race outside the leader. Near the 700 M lost its rightful running and checked. Under heavy pressure to hold position at home bend. One-pace in straight and further weakened inside final 200 M. |
| 12 | 10 | SPECTACULAR HIT (CC194) | Y T Cheng | -- | On jumping bounded in the air and ridden along to race in a rearward position on rail. Near the 800 M dropped to the tail of the field and made no impression in the straight. |
| 13 | 3 | MADE IN HONGKONG (CD139) | P H Lo | B/TT | Hard ridden along in the early stages to race in mid- division 2 wide. Pushed along to hold position at home bend. No extra in straight and steadily dropped out. (Dropped whip 300 M.) |
| 14 | 5 | VENETIAN MASTER (CB334) | G Schofield | B | Pushed along to race in midfield or worse wide without cover. Commenced to give ground steadily at home bend. Tailed out in straight. |
| 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 |