Race 5 (241)
THE CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG SPRINT Rating:- 1000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | SILENT WITNESS (CC140) | F Coetzee | -- | Broke well and travelled nicely in 2nd or 3rd position. Under pressure 350 M out and kicked away from the rest to win with plenty of authority. |
| 2 | 8 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (CB243) | M Kinane | V/TT | Began fairly and slightly outpaced in the early stages to be towards the rear section. From the 600 M steadily edged forward to be around 2Ls off pace at 400 M. Ran on well when asked 350 M out to grab 2nd place inside final 150 M. |
| 3 | 14 | NATURAL BLITZ (CE625) | J Didham | TT | Began well and niggled along to take up a narrow lead. Headed near the 300 M, but able to plug on gamely to hold onto 3rd. |
| 4 | 9 | ROYAL MILLENNIUM (CE622) | T Durcan | -- | Jumped awkwardly and outpaced in the early stage to be at the tail. Made up steady ground inside the final 400 M to miss the 3rd placegetter by a short margin. |
| 5 | 11 | ABLE PRINCE (CC348) | C Soumillon | B | Jumped well and steadily settled in midfield. Ran on fairly when asked 400 M out but failed to find an extra gear inside final 200 M to get into the placings. |
| 6 | 13 | MULTIDANDY (CA329) | W M Lai | TT | Jumped with field and niggled along to race outside the leader. Unable to quicken when asked 400 M out and kept on evenly to the line. |
| 7 | 6 | SUNNINGDALE (CE621) | Y Fukunaga | -- | Began fairly and soon raced in midfield or worse. At the 400 M steadied when crowded for room. Only able to run on evenly to the line. |
| 8 | 12 | BATTLE WON (CE624) | K Fallon | SR/TT | Began awkwardly and pushed along to race in midfield or worse. Only able to keep on same pace to the line when asked 400 M out. |
| 9 | 10 | YELL (CE623) | D Whyte | TT | Jumped with field and soon settled in midfield or worse. All out 350 M out but failed to quicken and kept on same pace to the line. |
| 10 | 2 | VAR (CE617) | L Dettori | B | Soon raced in midfield or better, unable to quicken when asked 400 M out whilst hanging in. Steadily gave ground inside final 200 M and hung in badly over the concluding stages. (Dropped whip 400 M.) |
| 11 | 4 | OSTERHASE (CE619) | F Berry | B | Raced in a forward position till the 500 M. Had trouble keeping up with the field from 450 M and steadily dropped out thereafter. |
| 12 | 7 | THE TATLING (CD607) | R Moore | -- | Ridden along to race in worse than midfield. Unable to make any impression inside the final 400 M. |
| 13 | 5 | PIVOTAL POINT (CE620) | S Sanders | -- | Broke with field and raced in midfield or worse. Commenced to give ground at 450 M and tailed out inside final 250 M. |
| 14 | 3 | CALSTONE LIGHT O (CE618) | N Onishi | H | Raced in midfield till the 400 M mark and steadily tailed out thereafter. |
| 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 |